7-June-2018
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Market concentration measures the extent to which market shares are concentrated between a small number of firms and it is usually taken as a proxy for the intensity of competition. In June 2018, the OECD will hold a discussion to explore whether fewer competitors necessarily means less competition.
6-June-2018
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Competition authorities, consumer protection authorities and sectoral regulators are increasingly grappling with competition problems stemming from demand-side, rather than supply-side, features of markets. These problems will be discussed at the OECD during a roundtable on consumer-facing remedies in June 2018.
6-June-2018
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Mergers can have effects on numerous dimensions of competition other than price, including quality, variety, and innovation. However, the analysis of these effects can pose several practical challenges for competition authorities. These challenges will be discussed at the OECD during a roundtable on non-price effects of mergers in June 2018.
5-June-2018
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The growth of e-commerce has the potential to increase competition within retail markets, to greatly enhance consumer choice, and to prompt and facilitate innovation in product distribution. The OECD will hold a roundtable in June 2018 to explore the growing phenomenon of e-commerce in terms of its implications for competition law and policy within the OECD.
5-June-2018
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Competition authorities still find that their leniency programmes have not yet reached their full potential. To discuss the various challenges they encounter, the OECD will hold a roundtable on challenges and co-ordination of leniency programmes in June 2018.
4-June-2018
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Disruptive innovations in taxi, ride-sourcing and ride-sharing services radically changed the regulatory and competitive landscape, raising new questions for regulators and competition law enforcers. To discuss these challenges, the OECD will hold a roundtable on taxis and ride-sharing services in June 2018.
18-May-2018
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18 May 2018, Paris, France: The 2018 OECD-GFLEC symposium is addressing the impact of better financial literacy policies on inclusive and sustainable growth.
15-May-2018
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Paris, 15-16 May 2018 - This workshop will focus on recent developments and main policy challenges related to the emergence of digital financial assets. Discussions will cover monetary policy and financial systems, regulation, firms’ business and funding models, and taxation.
8-May-2018
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8-9 May 2018, Bangkok - This event will bring together government officials from disaster risk management agencies, insurance supervisors and ministries of finance as well as international organisations, academia and the private sector to share experiences and expertise on the development of strategies for managing the financial impacts of disaster risks.
2-May-2018
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Seoul, 2-4 May 2018: This workshop, co-organised by the OECD-Korean Policy Centre and the International Competition Network, aims at providing senior and chief economists with a comprehensive programme on competition economics that will include merger simulation, buyer power, big data, platforms and multi-sided markets, fundamentals of IO and Game Theory among others.