Publications & Documents

OECD-India work on corporate governance

This policy dialogue aims to deepen policy discussions between the OECD and key decision-makers in India. The first phase of the programme provides policy options on improving monitoring and prevention of abusive related party transactions. The current phase will focus on corporate governance of company groups.

Competition law and state-owned enterprises

The 2018 Global Forum on Competition will look at investigations into anticompetitive mergers, agreements and conduct by state-owned enterprises as well as challenges in enforcement of competition law.

Investigative powers in practice

The 2018 Global Forum on Competition will discuss practical issues regarding the use of competition authorities' investigative powers notably unnannounced inspections, requests for information and due process.

OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Viet Nam 2018

Benefits and challenges of regional competition agreements

The 2018 Global Forum on Competition will explore the potential benefits, obstacles and challenges of regional competition agreements and will draw an inventory of existing agreements based on a survey.

Gender and competition

The 2018 Global Forum on Competition will explore whether a gender lens might in fact help deliver a more objective competition policy by identifying additional relevant features of the market, and of the behaviour of consumers and firms.

Excessive Pricing in Pharmaceuticals

A number of competition enforcement actions against excessive pricing have taken place in the pharmaceutical sector, despite competition authorities usually being reluctant to intervene directly against high prices. In November 2018, the OECD will hold a discussion on the intersection of competition concerns with excessive prices and the interaction between competition and regulated sectors such as pharma.

Personalised Pricing in the Digital Era

As data analytics and pricing algorithms become common business practice in the digital era, there are growing concerns about the possibility that companies use such tools to engage in personalised pricing. In November 2018, the OECD Consumer Protection and Competition committees will jointly discuss challenges associated with the ambiguous and multi-dimensional effects of personalised pricing among other issues.

Quality considerations in the zero-price economy

Zero-price products are not a new concept and over the course of a single day, most consumers will come into contact with at least one product that is offered to them at a price of zero. In the digital economy, however, new zero-price markets have arisen. In November 2018 the OECD will hold a discussion to study their own unique characteristics and challenges they may impose. This page contains all related materials.

Gun jumping and suspensory effects of merger notifications

Gun jumping has received a lot of attention recently, as a perception has arisen that competition authorities are devoting more enforcement resources to these violations, and that the amounts of monetary fines for such infringements are increasing. In November 2018, the OECD will hold a roundtable to discuss recent developments in the enforcement practice, and contrast them with business needs in various stages before closing a merger.