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Work in Progress: Papers from recent and forthcoming competition discussions

 

This page contains papers by the OECD Secretariat and invited experts for discussion at recent and forthcoming OECD Competition Committee meetings. When completed, the full set of documents relating to each topic will be published online at www.oecd.org/competition/roundtables.

For further information on these discussions, please contact us at DAFCOMPContact@oecd.org  

 

Papers by topic:

Behavioural Economics Network Neutrality Quality in Competition Analysis
Constraints to International Co-operation Poverty Reduction Transaction on Merger Control Review
Impact Assessment Rail Transportation Services Television and Broadcasting
Leniency Road Fuel Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales 


Papers by meeting date:

June 2013  /  February 2013  /  October 2012   /  June 2012   /  June 2011

 

 June 2013

 

Forthcoming discussions being held in June 2013

Background notes and expert papers for each discussion will be soon available here:

  • New Developments in Rail Transportation Services >> View the Issues Paper by the Secretariat
  • Definition of Transaction for the Purpose of Merger Control Review [coming soon]
  • The Role and Measurement of Quality in Competition Analysis [coming soon]
  • Competition in Road Fuel [coming soon]

 

 February 2013

 

Global Forum on Competition – 28 February to 01 March 2013

The 12th meeting of the OECD Global Forum on Competition will focus on: 

  • Competition and poverty reduction
  • Competition issues in television and broadcasting

Background notes, expert papers and country contributions for each discussion can be accessed on the Forum’s website
[click here]

 

Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales

This roundtable will discuss how e-commerce affects competition with a particular focus on the applicability of traditional competition policy concepts to Vertical Restraints on online sales.

 

Impact Assessment of Competition Authorities’ Activities

This discussion will focus on how competition authorities regularly assess the expected impact on consumers of all their enforcement and advocacy activities and how greater uniformity could be achieved on the methodologies employed by different agencies.

 

Transportation Services: Methods for Allocating Contracts

This roundtable will discuss how contracts/licences for the provision of local and regional transportation services are allocated, with a special focus on bus transportation services.

 

 October 2012 

 

Leniency for Subsequent Applicants

 

Limitations and Constraints to International Co-operation

 

 June 2012 

 

Competition and Behavioural Economics

 

Evaluating the Impact of Competition Law Enforcement 

See also: Evaluation of Competition Interventions

 

June 2011

 

Network Neutrality

 

 

These papers represent work in progress and are not final versions. They represent the views of the author[s] and do not necessarily reflect those of the OECD or of the governments of its Member countries.

 

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