Well-designed competition law, effective law enforcement and competition-based economic reform promote increased efficiency, economic growth and employment for the benefit of all. OECD work on competition law and policy actively encourages decision-makers in government to tackle anti-competitive practices and regulations and promotes market-oriented reform throughout the world.

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Job Opening in the Competition Division – Deadline for applications is 22 May, 2008

24-Apr-2008

We are looking for a Head of Competition Outreach with substantial experience in competition policy analysis and the application of competition laws. Working closely with the leadership of the OECD's Competition Committee, the selected candidate will be responsible for developing, managing and leading the OECD's technical assistance activities throughout the world.  For more details, please see http://erecruit.oecd.org/index.html (reference no. 2667).

OECD’s Competition website is undergoing revision.

04-Apr-2008

OECD’s Competition website is undergoing revision.  Users could experience inconvenience in using our website on a temporary basis. We will do our best to complete this revision as soon as possible. We appreciate your understanding. 

The OECD will be closed May 8-12 2008

from 01-May-2008 to 12-May-2008

The OECD will be closed from May 8-12 2008 (Victory Day and Pentecost). 

Competition brings prosperity

21-Feb-2008

Opening the 100th meeting of the competition committee, Mr. Gurría reminded that competition is vital for economic growth. It stimulates efficiency and higher productivity, it disciplines managers, it reinforces incentives for innovation, and it speeds up the adjustment to change. He also mentioned OECD countries that have implemented pro-competition reforms have seen higher growth rates and lower unemployment than those who failed to reform. They have also proved to be more flexible and resilient to economic shocks.

Competition Assessment Toolkit

15-Jan-2008

To eliminate barriers to competition, governments can use the approach developed in the OECD’s new Competition Assessment Toolkit. The Toolkit is a method for identifying unnecessary restraints on market activities and developing alternative, less restrictive measures that still achieve government policy objectives. It draws on experiences of many OECD jurisdictions and will evolve based on feedback from ongoing country experiences.

Economic survey of Germany 2008: Reaping the benefits of stronger competition in network industries

09-Apr-2008

The potential to strengthen productivity growth and enhance consumer welfare through more competition is large in the energy and railway sectors. Lowering entry barriers, including through the option of stronger forms of vertical separation between network access provision and potentially competitive services will be the main challenge for Germany going forward. In particular, it will be a crucial point in designing the envisaged privatisation of state stakes in the railway sector market incumbent Deutsche Bahn AG.

Calendar of Global Capacity Building Events in 2008

21-Dec-2007

Many delegates to the Competition Committee have expressed a wish to see increased coordination of capacity building activities worldwide.  Sharing basic information is a good starting point. To this end, a "Calendar of Global Capacity Building Events in 2008" has been compiled in close cooperation with OECD members and observers at the Competition Committee as well as international organisations. The Calendar will be regularly updated on the basis of the information provided to the OECD.

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