About us

Ascola was founded in Munich in November 2003 as an academic association of lawyers and economists specialised in competition law and policy. Its foundation reacts to the process of economic globalisation and the spread of competition law and policy all around the world.

Ascola engages in scholarly research by promoting intercourse between scholars from all around the world in the framework of annual conferences and via the publication of the proceedings. Promotion of younger academics forms an integral part of ASCOLA’s mission.

Ascola constitutes an international network of academic specialists hoping to give competition an independent voice. It does not act in the interest of any profession or industry. It is established as a non-profit association under German law with its statutory seat in Munich.