Antitrust Jurisprudence of Consumer Choice in Digital Platform Markets: A Comprehensive Review of Literature

This paper provides a comprehensive review of the literature on consumer choice within the domain of antitrust jurisprudence, particularly in digital platform markets. Leveraging bibliometric tools such as citation network analysis and co-citation analysis, the study systematically maps the academic discourse, identifying key research trends, influential works, and emerging themes. The primary focus of the article is to explore the evolving concept of consumer choice, which is critical for understanding market dynamics and regulatory interventions in digital economies dominated by platform giants, through the help of scientometric tools and techniques. In addition to the findings underscoring a nuanced understanding of the jurisprudential aspect of consumer choice, the study also highlights the importance of employing scientometric techniques to study the complex and rapidly evolving landscape of digital platform markets through the lens of extant research literature.