Dr Konstantinos Stylianou contributes op-ed in the LSE Business Review discussing the aftermath of the Android decision

Dr Stylianou notes that the Commission’s decision against Google Android was yet another example of the diverging approach the EU and the US are taking in antitrust.

In an op-ed that appeared on the LSE Business Review Dr Stylianou notes that the Commission’s decision against Google Android was yet another example of the diverging approach the EU and the US are taking in antitrust, but notes that this schism actually has a role to play.

For global companies like Google, which are present in multiple jurisdictions, overall regulatory balance is achieved through the combined effect of different regulatory approaches. In that sense, the trans-Atlantic antitrust rift should be seen as fruitful and even necessary in the global economy.

Read the full op-ed online.