ABOUT THE AWARD
The Concurrences Ph.D. Awards aim to select and publish the best Ph.D. theses on specific topics in competition and regulatory law and economics. Two Awards are granted on an annual basis: one in Competition Law, and the other in Competition and Economics.
Law theses must concern European competition law, the law of Member States, or law in States linked by cooperation agreements to the European Union, as well as comparative law research with a European dimension. Theses in economics must concern a field related to the economics of competition.
APPLICATION
Applications for the Ph.D. Awards are open annually from 1st March to 1st May.
JURY MEMBERS
Law Ph.D. Award (2024)
The jury for the 2024 Law Ph.D. Award will be announced at a later date.
Economics Ph.D. Award (2024)
The jury for the 2024 Economics Ph.D. Award will be announced at a later date.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA & RULES
For Ph.D. Award in competition law
- Only Ph.D. theses are eligible, not Master theses.
- The Ph.D. theses must be the culmination of more than a year of research, with a minimum of 200 pages (excluding bibliography and appendices).
- Theses may be written in either English or French.
- Theses must have been defended between 1st March 2022 and 1st March 2023.
- Theses must not have been previously published, or be covered by a publishing contract or a preferential right granted to another publisher.
- Until the Jury has made its decision public, candidates must neither enter into a publishing contract with another publisher nor grant a preferential right to another publisher. The conclusion of such a publishing contract or the granting of a right of preference to another publisher renders the thesis prize application inadmissible and must be communicated to Concurrences as soon as possible.
- The winner of the Concurrences Thesis Prize in Law agrees to publish his or her work with Concurrences.
- Any print or online version of the winning thesis must mention the Concurrences Thesis Award on its cover page.
For Ph.D. Award in competition economics
- Only Ph.D. theses are eligible, not Master theses.
- Theses may be written in either English or French.
- Theses must have been defended between 1st March 2022 and 1st March 2023.
- Theses must not have been previously published, or be covered by a publishing contract or a preferential right granted to another publisher.
- The chapters making up the theses may have been previously published, separately, or be the subject of a publication project, in academic journals.
- Until the Jury has made its decision public, candidates must neither enter into a publishing contract with another publisher nor grant a preferential right to another publisher. The conclusion of such a publishing contract or the granting of a right of preference to another publisher renders the thesis prize application inadmissible and must be communicated to Concurrences as soon as possible.
- Chapters of theses may still be published, separately, or be the subject of a publication project, in academic journals.
- The winner of the Concurrences Thesis Prize in Law agrees to publish his or her work with Concurrences.
- Any print or online version of the winning thesis must mention the Concurrences Thesis Award on its cover page.
SELECTION & ANNOUNCEMENT
Winners of the Ph.D. Awards will be posted on this page and announced at the New Frontiers of Antitrust Conference.
PRIZE
- Publication at no cost of the thesis in the Concurrences Books collection directed by Professor Laurence Idot;
- Presentation of the thesis at the New Frontiers of Antitrust Conference;
- Publication of an article in Concurrences Review;
- One-Year free subscription to Concurrences+.
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PREVIOUS WINNERS
2023 Law Ph.D. Awards
- Vincent Giovannini, "Données massives et droit de la concurrence", Aix-Marseille University.
- Julie Grangeon, "La contribution de l’action privée à la mise en œuvre du droit de l’Union européenne. Étude en droit de la concurrence à la lumière du private enforcement américain", University Jean Moulin Lyon 3
2023 Eco Ph.D. Award
- Enrick Arnaud-Joufray, "The Economics of Digital Markets: Essays in Theoretical and Empirical Industrial Organization", Institut Polytechnique de Paris
2022 Law Ph.D. Awards
- Friso Bostoen, "Abuse of platform power: Leveraging conduct in digital markets under EU competition law and beyond", KU Leuven University.
- Xue (Sophia) Bai, "Reform of Chinese State-Owned Enterprises: What China Can Learn from the Practice of Competitive Neutrality Policy in Australia", University of New South Wales.
2022 Eco Ph.D. Award
- Morgane Guignard, "Bargaining Power, Competition and Innovation", Institut Polytechnique de Paris.
2021 Law Ph.D. Award
- Antonin Pitras, "Les activités bancaires saisies par le droit de la concurrence. Essai sur les relations entre droit de la concurrence et régulation bancaire.", Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne.
2021 Eco Ph.D. Award
- Timo Klein, "Essays in Competition Economics", Amsterdam University.
2020 Law Ph.D. Award
- Vincent Bridoux, "Droit de la commande publique et droit de la concurrence de l’Union Européenne. Étude d’une dynamique commune", University Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne.
2020 Eco Ph.D. Award
- Jean-Marc Zogheib, "Competition and Regulation in Network Industries. Essays in Industrial Organization", Institut Polytechnique de Paris.
2019 Ph.D. Award
2018 Ph.D. Award
2017 Ph.D. Award
2016 Ph.D. Award
- Konstantina Bania, "The Role of Media Pluralism in the Enforcement of EU Competition Law", European University Institute, Florence
2015 Ph.D. Awards
- Anna Pisarkiewicz, "Evolving Forms of Abuse of Dominant Position in the Electronic Communications Sector", European University Institute, Florence
- Damien Reymond, "Action antidumping et droit de la concurrence dans l’Union européenne", University Panthéon-Assas, Paris II
2013 Ph.D. Awards
- Rafael Amaro, "Le contentieux privé des pratiques anticoncurrentielles. Etude des contentieux complémentaire et autonome devant les juridictions judiciaires", University Paris V-René Descartes
- Michael J. Frese, "Sanctions in EU Competition Law: Principles and Practice", Amsterdam University
2012 Ph.D. Award
- Martijn Han, "Vertical relations in cartel theory", Amsterdam University
2011 Ph.D. Awards
- Jérôme Gstalter, "Droit de la concurrence et droits de propriété intellectuelle", University Panthéon-Sorbonne Paris I
- Claire Mongouachon, "Abus de position dominante et secteur public", Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense
- Silvia Pietrini, "L’action collective en droit des pratiques anticoncurrentielles", University Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense
2008 Ph.D. Award
- Anne-Lise Sibony, "Le juge et le raisonnement économique en droit de la concurrence", University Paris-Dauphine
2007 Ph.D. Award
- David Bosco, "L’obligation d’exclusivité", University Aix Marseille
2005 Ph.D. Award
- Laetitia Driguez, "Droit social et droit de la concurrence", University Panthéon-Sorbonne Paris I