Benedikt Schmal Nominated for Antitrust Writing Award 2025

Benedikt Schmal, Senior Researcher in Competition Economics at Ilmenau University of Technology, has been nominated for the prestigious Antitrust Writing Award 2025 in the category "Academic Articles - Concerted Practices". His paper, "Polycentric Governance in Collusive Agreements", , published in the Journal of Institutional Economics, has gained international recognition.

The article explores the internal governance structures of corporate cartels through the lens of polycentric governance, a concept originally derived from public administration.
Dr. Schmal demonstrates how polycentric structures can contribute to cartel stability and examines their implications for sanctions and antitrust enforcement.
The Antitrust Writing Awards are presented annually by Concurrences and the George Washington University Law School to honor outstanding academic contributions in the field of competition law. The awards aim to promote awareness of key issues and developments in antitrust scholarship.

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