Wolfgang Kerber

University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics

Professor

Am Plan 2

Marburg, D-35037

Germany

  • University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics

    • Email
    • Tel: +49 6421 2823921
SCHOLARLY PAPERS

51

DOWNLOADS
Rank 3,708

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 3,708

in Total Papers Downloads

11,720

SSRN CITATIONS
Rank 8,013

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 8,013

in Total Papers Citations

97

CROSSREF CITATIONS

58

Scholarly Papers (51)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

Should Competition Law Promote Efficiency? Some Reflections of an Economist on the Normative Foundations of Competition Law

ECONOMIC THEORY AND COMPETITION LAW, Josef Drexl, Laurence Idot, and Joel Moneger, eds., Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2008
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 17 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2008
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 1,322 (16,831)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

2.

Digital Markets, Data, and Privacy: Competition Law, Consumer Law, and Data Protection

Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht. Internationaler Teil (GRUR Int) 2016, 639-647
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 30 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2017
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 1,092 (22,460)
Citation 15

Abstract:

Loading...

digital economy, Big Data, privacy, data protection, competition law, consumer law

3.

Microsoft, Refusal to License Intellectual Property Rights, and the Incentives Balance Test of the EU Commission

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 09 Nov 2008
Wolfgang Kerber and Claudia Schmidt
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 906 (29,395)

Abstract:

Loading...

Microsoft, refusal to license, competition law, intellectual property rights

4.

Competition Policy with Optimally Differentiated Rules Instead of 'Per Se Rules vs. Rule of Reason'

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 29 Dec 2005
Arndt Christiansen and Wolfgang Kerber
Bundeskartellamt - German Federal Cartel Office and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 675 (44,037)
Citation 54

Abstract:

Loading...

Competition Policy, European Competition Law, Rule of Reason

5.

A New (Intellectual) Property Right for Non-Personal Data? An Economic Analysis

Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, Internationaler Teil (GRUR Int), 11/2016, 989-999
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2017
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 617 (49,545)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Loading...

Digital economy, data ownership, intellectual property

6.

The Theory of Regulatory Competition and Competition Law

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Apr 2009
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 554 (56,837)

Abstract:

Loading...

international competition policy, regulatory competition, competition law, antitrust law

7.

Modernising the Law on Abuse of Market Power: Report for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (Germany)

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 09 Oct 2018
Heike Schweitzer, Justus Haucap, Wolfgang Kerber and Robert Welker
Humboldt University of Berlin - Faculty of Law, Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf - Department of Economics, University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and Humboldt University of Berlin - Faculty of Law
Downloads 552 (57,225)
Citation 8

Abstract:

Loading...

competition law, market power, abuse, dominance, relative market power, superior market power, merger control, digital economy, platform economy, siec, tipping, oligopoly, conglomerate, information intermediaries, data access

8.

Data Governance Regimes in the Digital Economy: The Example of Connected Cars

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 06 Nov 2017
Wolfgang Kerber and Jonas Frank
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Marburg, School of Business & Economics
Downloads 429 (77,912)
Citation 9

Abstract:

Loading...

Internet of Things, Connected Cars, Big Data, Data Governance, Data Ownership, Data Access

9.

The Case of Ryanair - EU State Aid Policy on the Wrong Runway

ORDO, Vol. 55, pp. 313-332, 2004
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 09 Jan 2008
Wolfgang Kerber and Friedrich Gröteke
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 429 (77,912)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

10.

Updating Competition Policy for the Digital Economy? An Analysis of Recent Reports in Germany, UK, EU, and Australia

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 24 Oct 2019
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 414 (81,243)
Citation 6

Abstract:

Loading...

competition law, antitrust law, digital platforms, data access, data sharing, digital economy

11.

Competition, Innovation, and Competition Law: Dissecting the Interplay

MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics, 42-2017
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 12 Oct 2017
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 399 (85,030)
Citation 8

Abstract:

Loading...

Competition, Innovation, Competition Law, Merger Control, Innovation Market

12.

Competition, Innovation and Maintaining Diversity Through Competition Law

ECONOMIC APPROACHES TO COMPETITION LAW: FOUNDATIONS AND LIMITATIONS, J. Drexl, W. Kerber, R. Podszun, eds., Edward Elgar, 2010
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Jan 2010
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 339 (102,196)

Abstract:

Loading...

Innovation, Diversity, Antitrust Law, Competition Policy, Innovation Markets, Mergers

13.

Patent Settlements in the Pharmaceutical Industry: An Antitrust Perspective

Dewenter, Haucap, Kehder (eds.), Wettbewerb und Regulierung in Medien, Politik und Märkten, Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Jörn Kruse, Baden-Baden, Nomos, 2013, pp. 385-413
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 03 May 2016
Jonas Frank and Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg, School of Business & Economics and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 321 (108,618)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

antitrust and regulation, Hatch-Waxman Act, patent settlements, patent validity, pharmaceutical industry

14.

Rights on Data: The EU Communication ‘Building a European Data Economy’ From an Economic Perspective

Forthcoming, Sebastian Lohsse, Reiner Schulze, Dirk Staudenmayer (Eds.), Trading Data in the Digital Economy: Legal Concepts and Tools (Baden Baden, Nomos 2017)
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 09 Sep 2017
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 279 (126,101)
Citation 6

Abstract:

Loading...

Big Data, machine-generated data, data ownership, data access, data markets, internet of things

15.

EU State Aid Policy, Economic Approach, Bailouts, and Merger Policy: Two Comments

STRUCTURE AND EFFECTS IN EUROPEAN COMPETITION LAW, Basedow, Jürgen, and Wolfgang Wurmnest, eds., Kluwer Law International
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 06 Feb 2010
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 230 (153,002)

Abstract:

Loading...

State aid policy, merger policy, bailout, competition law

16.

Interoperability in the Digital Economy

Forthcoming in: Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Law (Jipitec), MAGKS, Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics, No. 12-2017
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2017
Wolfgang Kerber and Heike Schweitzer
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and Humboldt University of Berlin - Faculty of Law
Downloads 228 (154,311)
Citation 6

Abstract:

Loading...

interoperability, standards, digital economy, digital goods, platforms, communication networks

17.

Horizontal and Vertical Regulatory Competition in EU Company Law: The Case of the European Private Company (SPE)

Andrássy Working Paper Series No.28
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 08 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2013
Martina Eckardt and Wolfgang Kerber
Andrássy University Budapest and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 221 (158,956)

Abstract:

Loading...

Company Law, Corporate Governance, Regulatory Competition, European Integration

18.

Towards a Differentiated Analysis of Competition of Competition Laws

ZWeR - Journal of Competition Law, pp. 411-448, 2003
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 15 Jan 2008
Wolfgang Kerber and Oliver Budzinski
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and Ilmenau University of Technology
Downloads 196 (178,043)
Citation 7

Abstract:

Loading...

19.

Exhaustion of Digital Goods: An Economic Perspective

MAGKS, Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics, No. 23-2016; Zeitschrift für Geistiges Eigentum / Intellectual Property Journal 2016, 149-169
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 10 May 2016 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2017
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 184 (188,404)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

20.

Optimal Sequential Investigation Rules in Competition Law

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Sep 2008
Wolfgang Kerber, Jürgen-Peter Kretschmer and Georg von Wangenheim
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics, Philipps University Marburg - Department of Business Administration and Economics and University of Kassel
Downloads 175 (196,789)
Citation 8

Abstract:

Loading...

Law Enforcement, Decision-Making, Competition Law, Antitrust Law

21.

Data-Sharing in IoT Ecosystems from a Competition Law Perspective: The Example of Connected Cars

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 06 Sep 2019
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 162 (210,199)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

Internet of Things, Data Sharing, Data Access, Competition, Digital Economy, Connected Cars

22.

European System of Private Laws: An Economic Perspective

THE MAKING OF EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW, Fabrizio Cafaggi & Horatia Muir Watt, eds., Edward Elgar, 2008
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Jan 2008
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 160 (212,446)

Abstract:

Loading...

23.

Data Governance in Connected Cars: The Problem of Access to In-Vehicle Data

Forthcoming in: JIPITEC (Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Law)
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 10 Dec 2018
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 156 (216,999)
Citation 8

Abstract:

Loading...

data governance, connected cars, data economy, data access

24.

The Rise and Fall of the German Miracle

Critical Review, Vol. 13, pp. 337-358, 2001
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 14 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2009
Wolfgang Kerber and Sandra Hartig
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 156 (216,999)

Abstract:

Loading...

25.

Assessing Innovation Effects in US Merger Policy: Theory, Practice, Recent Discussions, and Perspectives

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 09 Jun 2017
Wolfgang Kerber and Benjamin R. Kern
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
Downloads 148 (226,607)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Loading...

innovation, merger policy, US antitrust, innovation markets, Horizontal Merger Guidelines

26.

Empirical Analysis of the Assessment of Innovation Effects in U.S. Merger Cases

Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 16, 3, pp. 373-402
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 19 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2017
Benjamin R. Kern, Ralf Dewenter and Wolfgang Kerber
Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg - Department of Economics and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 148 (226,607)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

innovation, merger policy, US antitrust, innovation market

27.

Patent Settlements in the Pharmaceutical Industry: What Can We Learn from Economic Analysis?

MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics, 01-2016
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 03 May 2016
Jonas Frank and Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg, School of Business & Economics and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 147 (227,858)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Patent settlements, probabilistic patents, weak patents, pharmaceutical industry, generic competition

28.

Modernisierung der Missbrauchsaufsicht für marktmächtige Unternehmen: Gutachten für das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (Modernising the Law on Abuse of Market Power Report for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy)

Number of pages: 184 Posted: 26 Nov 2018
Heike Schweitzer, Justus Haucap, Wolfgang Kerber and Robert Welker
Humboldt University of Berlin - Faculty of Law, Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf - Department of Economics, University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and Humboldt University of Berlin - Faculty of Law
Downloads 144 (231,575)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

competition law, market power, abuse, dominance, relative market power, superior market power, merger control, digital economy, platform economy, siec, tipping, oligopoly, conglomerate, information intermediaries, data access

29.

Policy Innovation, Decentralised Experimentation, and Laboratory Federalism

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 16 Nov 2008
Nicole J. Saam and Wolfgang Kerber
University of Erfurt and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 129 (252,739)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

Laboratory Federalism, Policy Learning, Policy Innovation, Decentralisation

30.

Access to Data in Connected Cars and the Recent Reform of the Motor Vehicle Type Approval Regulation

JIPITEC 10 (2019) 244-256
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 28 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2019
Wolfgang Kerber and Daniel Gill
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 111 (283,676)
Citation 7

Abstract:

Loading...

data access, Internet of Things, connected cars, aftermarkets, digital economy

31.

Regulatory Networks, Legal Federalism, and Multi-Level Regulatory Systems

in: Marciano, Alain, and Giovanni Ramello (eds.), Law and Economics in Europe and the U.S., Cham: Springer International, 2017, pp. 109-133
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 03 May 2016 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2017
Wolfgang Kerber and Julia Wendel
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Marburg
Downloads 109 (285,595)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

Regulatory networks, multi-level regulatory systems, legal federalism, EU regulation

32.

Optimal Incentives for Patent Challenges in the Pharmaceutical Industry

MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics, 02-2017
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 24 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
Enrico Boehme, Jonas Frank and Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg, University of Marburg, School of Business & Economics and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 105 (293,139)

Abstract:

Loading...

patent settlements, collusion, patent challenges

33.

Soft Paternalism and Consumer Policy

English translation of the German version "Soft Paternalismus und Verbraucherpolitik" (published in: List Forum für Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik 40(2), 2014, pp. 274-295)., MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics No. 49-2014
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 21 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2015
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 92 (319,522)

Abstract:

Loading...

Soft Paternalism, Consumer Policy, Behavioral Economics

34.

Data Governance in Connected Cars, Access to In-Vehicle Data, Data Rights, and Competition Law (Presentation Slides)

13th Annual EPIP Conference, Berlin, September 5 - 7, 2018
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 13 Oct 2018
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 88 (328,689)

Abstract:

Loading...

Automotive industry, connected cars, Big Data, data rights, data access

35.

From (Horizontal and Sectoral) Data Access Solutions Towards Data Governance Systems

Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics by the Universities of Aachen ∙ Gießen ∙ Göttingen Kassel ∙ Marburg ∙ Siegen, No. 40-2020
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 28 Sep 2020
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 61 (403,195)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

data access, data governance, data economy

36.

Market Integration and Legal Federalism in the EU

Ruffert, M. (ed.), European Economy and People's Mobility: Project Conference of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Jena. Stuttgart: Mohr Siebeck, 2016, pp 143-162
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 Aug 2016
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 61 (403,195)

Abstract:

Loading...

European Internal Market, market integration, legal federalism, harmonisation, regulatory competition

37.

The German Facebook Case: The Law and Economics of the Relationship between Competition and Data Protection Law

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 10 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2020
Wolfgang Kerber and Karsten K. Zolna
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 53 (434,428)

Abstract:

Loading...

competition law, Facebook, digital platforms, privacy, data protection law

38.

The International System of Intellectual Property from the Perspective of the Economics of Legal Federalism

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 04 May 2018
Diane Asobo and Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Business & Economics and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 52 (434,428)

Abstract:

Loading...

Patent, International IP System, Legal Federalism, TRIPS

39.

Data Portability Rights: Limits, Opportunities, and the Need for Going Beyond the Portability of Personal Data

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 10 Nov 2020
Daniel Gill and Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 45 (461,584)

Abstract:

Loading...

data portability, data protection law, competition policy, connected cars, con-sumer data rights

40.

Regulation of Network Sectors in the EU: A Federalist Perspective

Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter 61(1), 2014, pp. 181-194
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 26 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 02 May 2016
Wolfgang Kerber and Julia Wendel
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Marburg
Downloads 28 (542,982)

Abstract:

Loading...

EU sector regulation, legal federalism, regulatory networks, telecommunication

41.

Developing Two‐Tiered Regulatory Competition in EU Corporate Law: Assessing the Impact of the Societas Privata Europaea

Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 41, Issue 1, pp. 152-171, 2014
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 19 Feb 2014
Martina Eckardt and Wolfgang Kerber
Andrássy University Budapest and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 2 (724,654)
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

42.

Mutual Recognition Revisited: Misunderstandings, Inconsistencies, and a Suggested Reinterpretation

Kyklos, Vol. 61, Issue 3, pp. 447-465, August 2008
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 18 Jul 2008
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
Downloads 1 (736,843)
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

43.

Zur Komplexität der Anwendung des ökonomischen Anreizparadigmas bei Geistigen Eigentumsrechten. Ein wirtschaftspolitischer Analyserahmen (The Complexity of the Application of the Economic Incentives Paradigm on Intellectual Property: A Three-Step Analytical Framework)

Zeitschrift fuer Geistiges Eigentum / Intellectual Property Journal, Volume 5, Number 3, September 2013 , pp. 245-273(29)
Posted: 05 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 03 May 2016
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics

Abstract:

Loading...

Intellectual Property, innovation incentives, patents

44.

Policy Learning in Europe: The Open Method of Coordination and Laboratory Federalism

Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 227-247, 2007
Posted: 30 Jan 2008
Wolfgang Kerber and Martina Eckardt
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and Andrássy University Budapest

Abstract:

Loading...

European Union, governance, innovation, laboratory federalism

45.

Economic Principles of Competition Law

COMPETITION LAW: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE, Günther Hirsch, Frank Montag, and Franz-Jürgen Säcker, eds., pp. 202-393, London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2008
Posted: 15 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2008
Wolfgang Kerber and Ulrich Schwalbe
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN

Abstract:

Loading...

46.

EU Competition Policy, Vertical Restraints, and Innovation: An Analysis from an Evolutionary Perspective

World Competition, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 507-532, 2005
Posted: 14 Jan 2008
Wolfgang Kerber and Simonetta Vezzoso
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Trento

Abstract:

Loading...

47.

Institutional Competition among Jurisdictions: An Evolutionary Approach

Constitutional Political Economy, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp.193-219, 1994
Posted: 10 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 12 May 2008
Wolfgang Kerber and Viktor Vanberg
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN

Abstract:

Loading...

48.

Competition as a Test of Hypotheses: Simulation of Knowledge-Generating Market Processes

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (JASSS), Vol. 4, No.3, 2001
Posted: 10 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 12 May 2008
Wolfgang Kerber and Nicole J. Saam
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Erfurt

Abstract:

Loading...

49.

An Optional European Contract Law Code: Advantages and Disadvantages

European Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 215-236, 2006
Posted: 17 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2013
Stefan Grundmann and Wolfgang Kerber
Humboldt University of Berlin - Faculty of Law and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics

Abstract:

Loading...

Contract law, European union, Legal federalism, Regulatory competition

50.

European Corporate Laws, Regulatory Competition and Path Dependence

European Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 13, 2002
Posted: 17 Dec 2007
Wolfgang Kerber and Klaus Heine
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus School of Law

Abstract:

Loading...

European corporate law, regulatory competition, path dependence, choice of law

51.

Competition, Knowledge, and Institutions

Journal of Economic Issues, No. 2, pp. 457-463, 2006
Posted: 17 Dec 2007
Wolfgang Kerber
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics

Abstract:

Loading...