Consumer Autonomy and Vertical Agreements

Introduction
§ 1 Research questions
§ 2 Outline
§ 3 Terminology
§ 4 Basics of behavioural economics
Chapter 1: Treatment of vertical agreements under EU competition law and economic evaluation§ 1 Current assessment of vertical agreements under EU competition law
§ 2 Economic evaluation of the EU's current rules on vertical agreements, particularly on online distribution
§ 3 A comparative perspective: vertical agreements under US law
§ 4 Conclusion
Chapter 2: A different explanation for the EU's stance on vertical agreements: consumer autonomy?
§ 1 Consumer autonomy as an argumentative force behind the EU's approach to vertical agreements
§ 2 Consumer autonomy as a goal of EU competition law
§ 3 Conclusion
Chapter 3: Making autonomy workable in the context of vertical agreements
§ 1 How can vertical agreements influence consumer decisions?
§ 2 When do vertical agreements restrict competition based on consumer autonomy?
§ 3 Implications for EU competition law
§ 4 Conclusion
Summary