Choice - A New Standard for Competition Law Analysis?

In this book ten prominent authors offer eleven contributions that provide theirvarying perspectives on the subject of consumer choice in the EU Member Statesand in the US. Various aspects of consumer choice are covered such as the concept offreedom of choice in the application of EU competition law; the antitrust enforcementapplication of consumer choice by agencies; the historical origin of consumer choiceas a concept grounded in German ordoliberalism; the economic approach adoptedas well as the use of consumer welfare and consumer choice in EU competition lawto reconcile it with intellectual property law; consumer choice as a mean to facilitateconvergence between US antitrust law and EU competition law etc.This volume offers readers an exhaustive and multifaceted discussion of the crucialconcept of consumer choice and its relevance for modern competition law.