PhD defence: Kathrine Søs Jacobsen Cesko

In order to obtain the PhD degree, Kathrine Søs Jacobsen Cesko has submitted her thesis entitled:

Collaboration between Economic Operators in the Competition for Public Contracts
A Legal and Economic Analysis of Grey Zones between EU Public Procurement Law and EU Competition Law

The PhD thesis concerns the intersection between EU competition law and EU public procurement law when economic operators collaborate to meet the requirements of public contracts. The PhD thesis focuses on particular forms of collaboration between economic operators and how these are evaluated under both legal regimes and brings forth a novel perspective by focusing on which forms are illegal under competition law, but also by discussing which collaborative forms are possible within public procurement in a competition framework. The PhD thesis adopts an interdisciplinary approach by its application of both legal sources and economic theories in order to understand the economic consequences of collaboration between economic operators and seeks to combine a modernized approach to public procurement law with modern competition law and economics understanding.

Primary Supervisor:
Professor, Vice-director Christina D. Tvarnø
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy
Copenhagen Business School

Secondary Supervisor:
Associate Professor Pedro Telles
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy
Harvard University

Assessment Committee:
Associate Professor Henrik Andersen (Chair)
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy
Copenhagen Business School

Professor Kirsi-Maria Halonen
Faculty of Law
University of Lapland

Associate Professor Ignacio Herrera Anchustegu
Faculty of Law
University of Bergen

Thesis:
The thesis will be available from research.cbs.dk

Reception:
The CBS PhD School will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence in Glasburet.