Use of economic research in cases of violations of antitrust law by digital platforms

Abstract

The article is devoted to the influence of the economic features of the digital platform market on the application of competition law. Purpose – to identify the features of economic research, including economic expertise, in cases of violation of antimonopoly legislation by the owners of digital platforms. Thus, the economic features of the digital platform market and the use of economic research and expertise in cases of violations of competition law by digital platforms are investigated. Results. The types of economic research conducted in cases of violations of antimonopoly legislation by the owners of digital platforms and the features of economic research, including economic examinations, carried out in such cases, are highlighted. These features are determined, first of all, by the specifics of the platform economy and they consist in the use of special methods for qualifying economic phenomena.