Consumer and Market Authority

These are indicators commonly used in economics that, for example, provide insight into market shares in a defined product and geographical market or the degree of concentration in a market. Examples are HHI and the delta in HHI, CR4, LOCI and WTP. The results are checked against the picture from th...

This concerns a dashboard that quickly provides initial insights in the event of a concentration of hospitals (a concentration is a merger, acquisition or collaboration). The user enters data on the hospitals and market delineation. The dashboard interactively displays the operating area of the hosp...

This algorithm helps the ACM determine the area where companies' customers are located. This reveals whether there is overlap and whether enough competition remains. This is important for competition investigations. To determine this, location data of customers or deliveries are requested.

Mergers and acquisitions are situations where companies move forward together (merger) or where one company buys another (acquisition). This can affect businesses and consumers. The ACM therefore checks whether such cooperation is fair and does not give too much power to one company. In this way, th...

This algorithm helps the ACM find price announcements in messages that might say something about tacit or explicit alignment. This information by itself does not trigger action, but it can be a reason for inspectors to further investigate a possible infringement.

This algorithm can give the ACM insight into trends, developments and potential problems that exist in the digital market. This information in itself does not trigger action, but it can be a reason for inspectors to further investigate a potential infringement.