Concurrences Antitrust Writing Award 2026

Concurrences Antitrust Writing Award 2026

The article “Public Communication and Collusion: New Screening Tools for Competition Authorities” by Tomaso Duso, Carl Kreuzberg, Joseph Harrington und Geza Sapi has won the Concurrences Antitrust Writing Award 2026 in the category “Academic Articles – Coordinated Practices.” The “Best Academic Articles Awards” recognize excellence in the fields of antitrust law and economics.

In the award-winning article, the authors present an early warning system designed to help identify competition-restricting collusion among firms. To this end, they analyzed public statements and identified linguistic patterns that revealed signs of coordination. Here is the link to the paper.

We are extremely proud and delighted to receive this top award!