Daniel Zimmer – författare

Law and Economics in European Merger Control provides a thorough introduction to the economic theory underlying the regulation of mergers. The central economic concepts of efficiency and welfare are introduced and their role in the foundations of competition law is explained. Market structures of perfect competition, monopoly and oligopoly are analysed and the methods for delineating and evaluating the effects of mergers on markets are explained.Having examined the economic context, the book then proceeds to offer an exhaustive analysis of the application of economic theory in the practice of merger regulation in Europe. Through an analysis of more than 300 competition cases the book critiques the current state of EC competition law against its economic aims, and offers views for the future development of the law. It also sets out an account of the European Commission's search for a 'more economic approach' to competition law, and analyses the policy's successes and failures.

What are the normative foundations of competition law? That is the question at the heart of this book. Leading scholars consider whether this branch of law serves just one or more than one goal, and, if it serves to protect unfettered competition as such, how this goal relates to other objectives such as the promotion of economic welfare. The book brings together contributions on the relevance of different welfare standards, on the concept of 'freedom to compete' and on distributional fairness as a goal of competition law. Moreover, it discusses the relationship to other legal goals such as market integration. Finally, the specific issue of competition law goals in emerging economies is addressed. The Goals of Competition Law will have strong appeal to academics in competition law and competition economics; policy makers, enforcers and other practitioners in the field of competition law; and postgraduate students in competition law and competition economics. Contributors: T. Ackermann, A. Al-Ameen, O. Andriychuk, M. Bakhoum, J. Bejcek, A.D. Chirita, K. Diawara, E. Fish, A. Fuchs, M.S. Gal, D.J. Gerber, J.D. Gutierrez Rodriguez, D. Healey, L. Kaplow, A. Kunzler, F. Maier-Rigaud, C.P. Marquez, M. Negrinotti, P. Nihoul, L. Parret, H. Schweitzer, M.E. Stucke, J. Su, I. Takahashi, J.P. Terhechte, L. Tichy, X. Wang, D. Zimmer

What are the normative foundations of competition law? That is the question at the heart of this book. Leading scholars consider whether this branch of law serves just one or more than one goal, and, if it serves to protect unfettered competition as such, how this goal relates to other objectives such as the promotion of economic welfare.

The book brings together contributions on the relevance of different welfare standards, on the concept of ''freedom to compete'' and on distributional fairness as a goal of competition law. Moreover, it discusses the relationship to other legal goals such as market integration. Finally, the specific issue of competition law goals in emerging economies is addressed.

The Goals of Competition Law will have strong appeal to academics in competition law and competition economics; policy makers, enforcers and other practitioners in the field of competition law; and postgraduate students in competition law and competition economics.

Contributors: T. Ackermann, A. Al-Ameen, O. Andriychuk, M. Bakhoum, J. Bejcek, A.D. Chirita, K. Diawara, E. Fish, A. Fuchs, M.S. Gal, D.J. Gerber, J.D. Gutierrez Rodriguez, D. Healey, L. Kaplow, A. Kunzler, F. Maier-Rigaud, C.P. Marquez, M. Negrinotti, P. Nihoul, L. Parret, H. Schweitzer, M.E. Stucke, J. Su, I. Takahashi, J.P. Terhechte, L. Tichy, X. Wang, D. Zimmer

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a quickly evolving next generation technology which mitigates climate change by capturing and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) before it is released into the atmosphere. CCS technology reduces carbon emissions so plays an essential role in meeting global and regional temperature targets. This Special Report explores the most recent regulatory, political and economic trends and themes arising from CCS technologies and projects. This Special Report will give readers a firm grasp of the political and regulatory landscape for CCS technologies and projects from both a legal and business perspective. Key sections of the report include:•Overview on CCS technologies, technical advances and challenges•Economics of CCS technologies and projects•Public funding frameworks and programs •CCS strategies and model projects•International and national regulatory frameworks.Pilot CCS projects are successfully proliferating and this Special Report provides the regulatory and political insights to succeed in the rapidly changing CCS market. It will be an invaluable resource for in-house counsel, senior managers, engineers, consultants, researchers and policy makers with an interest in the energy sector and CCS technologies and projects.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a quickly evolving next generation technology which mitigates climate change by capturing and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) before it is released into the atmosphere. CCS technology reduces carbon emissions so plays an essential role in meeting global and regional temperature targets. This Special Report explores the most recent regulatory, political and economic trends and themes arising from CCS technologies and projects. In its second edition, this Special Report provides a general update on these key features of the technical, political and regulatory aspects of CCS technologies by:Focusing on recent changes to the regulatory frameworks for CCS in the European Union and Germany, but also on the international level;Assessing the impact of emission trading systems on the economic viability of CCS technologies;Providing an overview on recent public funding programmes for creating a market for CCS technologies; andExploring various recent CCS projects and national strategies in implementing CCS technologies.Pilot CCS projects are successfully proliferating and this Special Report provides the regulatory and political insights to succeed in the rapidly changing CCS market. It will be an invaluable resource for in-house counsel, senior managers, engineers, consultants, researchers and policy makers with an interest in the energy sector and CCS technologies and projects.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a quickly evolving next generation technology which mitigates climate change by capturing and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) before it is released into the atmosphere. CCS technology reduces carbon emissions so plays an essential role in meeting global and regional temperature targets. This Special Report explores the most recent regulatory, political and economic trends and themes arising from CCS technologies and projects. In its second edition, this Special Report provides a general update on these key features of the technical, political and regulatory aspects of CCS technologies by:Focusing on recent changes to the regulatory frameworks for CCS in the European Union and Germany, but also on the international level;Assessing the impact of emission trading systems on the economic viability of CCS technologies;Providing an overview on recent public funding programmes for creating a market for CCS technologies; andExploring various recent CCS projects and national strategies in implementing CCS technologies.Pilot CCS projects are successfully proliferating and this Special Report provides the regulatory and political insights to succeed in the rapidly changing CCS market. It will be an invaluable resource for in-house counsel, senior managers, engineers, consultants, researchers and policy makers with an interest in the energy sector and CCS technologies and projects.

Staub, HGB

is one of the oldest German language commentaries on commercial law; the first edition was published in 1893 it offers one of the most extensive and complete presentations of commercial law, including numerous related fields of law. In addition to the Commercial Code (excluding Maritime Law), the most recent edition includes an extensive portrayal of accounting tax law as well as bank contract law, the CMR (Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road), transportation law, including the German Freight Forwarders'' Standard Terms and Conditions (ADSp.) and additional general terms and conditions of transportation law its reputation is based, above all, on its scientifically grounded yet hands-on commentary that is guaranteed by the accomplished and well-known editors and authors from the fields of legal practice and scientific research that contribute to the commentary. The 5th edition will be published in 15 volumes

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Economics - Economic Cycle and Growth, grade: 1,7, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg (Internationale Wirtschaft), course: Seminar on financial crisis, language: English, abstract: In order to understand the causes of the Argentine economic crisis one has at least to know something about the Plan Cavallo which was established in Argentina in the year 1991. At the end of the 1980s the country suffered from hyperinflation with prices increasing above 3000 percent per year. This currency crisis was accompanied by an accumulated decrease of GDP between 1988 and 1990 of about 10 percent. After several failed attempts to stop this development the newly appointed minister of economic affairs, Cavallo, established two laws which improved the situation. First, the Ley De Convertibilidad came into effect that fixed the exchange rate between the Argentine currency and the U.S. dollar. Second, the Ley de Carta Organica del Banco Central emerged which obligated the central bank not to finance budget deficits anymore. These two laws became generally known as the Plan Cavallo. The incentive was to reestablish confidence in the sense that Argentina would not inflate away its domestic debt anymore. The Plan Cavallo operated very well until the crisis with respect to two macroeconomic quantities: On the one hand, the exchange rate was kept constant at a one-to-one level towards the U.S. dollar. On the other hand, the inflation rate declined from still 84 percent in the year 1991 to 1.6 percent in the year 1995. Since then it was kept between -1.8 and 0.7 percent until the year 2000. Furthermore, a lot of privatization took place in the first half of the 1990s and the whole decade was characterized by an increase of foreign direct investment above 500 percent. Altogether, Argentina was a star country in the perspective of international organizations. Nonetheless, there were some erroneous trends. First, there was a real revaluation of the Argentine peso with respect to the U.S. dollar: While the nominal exchange rate stayed constant, prices in Argentina rose by 153 percent, prices in the United States only by 30 percent from 1991 to 2000. In other words, assuming that prices of export and import goods increased by the same relation, exports from Argentina to the United States doubled in prices while imports to Argentina from the United States halved in prices during this period. Second, the debt ratio increased from 38.8 percent in the year 1991 to 50.8 percent in the year 2000 despite the fact that GDP grew by 4.2 percent on average during this period. In other words, the Argentine government pursued a pro-cyclical policy in the considered period.

Am 11./12. September 2018 fand das vierte Symposium der "Wissenschaftlichen Vereinigung für das gesamte Regulierungsrecht" an der Universität Regensburg statt. Das Thema war "Neue Gemeinwohlherausforderungen – Konsequenzen für Wettbewerbsrecht und Regulierung". Grundgedanke des Tagungskonzepts war es, einerseits zu betrachten, welche neuen Gemeinwohlherausforderungen in den klassischen Netzwirtschaften der Telekommunikations-, Energie- und Eisenbahnordnung bestehen, anderseits aber den Blick auch auf angrenzende Sektoren – wie die Medien- und Kommunikationswirtschaft – und schließlich jenseits der bislang betrachteten Sektoren zu richten. Die Tagung gliederte sich in die Themenblöcke "Grundlagenreferate", "Klassische Sektoren im Wandel", "Neue Sektoren im Internetzeitalter" und "Neue Herausforderungen jenseits der Sektoren". Der vierte Band der Reihe enthält die auf dem Symposium gehaltenen Vorträge.Mit Beiträgen vonMarkus Ludwigs, Heike Schweitzer, Thomas Fetzer, Charlotte Kreuter-Kirchhof, Karten Otte, Karl-Eberhard Hain, Ralf Müller-Terpitz, Rupprecht Podszun, Thosten Kingreen, Julia Barth, Anna Kellner, Fabian Toros und Florian Sackmann

Ob wir einen Flug buchen, einen Kredit beantragen oder auf einer Internetplattform den Lebenspartner suchen – oft wirkt auf der Seite unseres Vertragspartners eine Maschine mit, die auf der Grundlage einer algorithmengestützten Vorauswahl zu einer Entscheidung oder zu einem Vorschlag kommt. Der Einsatz von Algorithmen und künstlicher Intelligenz wirft vielfältige Fragen auf, die teils rechtlicher Natur sind, aber auch Bezüge zu Ethik, Ökonomie und Technik haben. Das Buch – das die Vorträge und Diskussionen einer Bonner Tagung wiedergibt – geht diesen Fragen nach: In welchen Bereichen bedarf es einer Regulierung, in welchen können Entwicklung und Einsatz von Algorithmen dem Markt überantwortet werden?Mit Beiträgen vonMiriam Buiten, Markus Gabriel, Jan-Frederick Göhsl, Justus Haucap, Andreas Heinemann, Ulrich Kelber, Jürgen Kühling, Matthias Lehmann, Jörn Lüdemann, Michael Mock, Petra Pohlmann, Maximilian Poretschkin, Timo Rademacher, Johannes Rottmann, Matthias Schaut, Stefan Thomas, Maik Wolf, Stefan Wrobel und Daniel Zimmer.

In den vergangenen zwei Jahrzehnten ist die zunehmende "Ökonomisierung" – d.h. die Heranziehung moderner wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Methoden und Konzepte bei der konkreten Anwendung und darüber hinaus bei der Weiterentwicklung des Kartellrechts – eines der beherrschenden Themen dieses Rechtsgebietes geworden. Das vorliegende Werk analysiert diese Entwicklung in systematischer Weise und nimmt zu wichtigen Fragen der zunehmenden Berücksichtigung wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse im Wettbewerbsrecht Stellung.Ein Schwerpunkt der 3. Auflage liegt bei der Behandlung der in der Digitalwirtschaft bestehenden Wettbewerbsprobleme. Für die Neuauflage haben die Autoren die Entscheidungspraxis der Europäischen Kommission und des Bundeskartellamtes, des EuG, EuGH, OLG Düsseldorf (als Beschwerdeinstanz nach Entscheidungen des Bundeskartellamtes) und des Bundesgerichtshofs umfassend ausgewertet.