6-September-2023
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The fight for gender equality is one of the defining challenges of our age. While progress has been made in many areas, the relationship between gender and competition policy remained largely unexplored until recently when the Gender inclusive competition policy project was launched. As a result, find out how competition authorities can promote more inclusive markets with our dedicated Toolkit.
30-June-2023
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An OECD Market Study of Ukraine’s Electricity Sector was conducted by the OECD in close consultation with the Ukrainian authorities, industry associations and consumer associations.
20-June-2023
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Market studies provide competition authorities with an in-depth understanding of how markets work. Since various practices of market studies across jurisdictions exist, the topic has became one of the OECD Competition Committee's areas of study for the next years to come.
16-June-2023
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In June 2023 the OECD held a roundtable to discuss the theories of harm currently used in the analysis of digital mergers and the potential need for new ones, that could better allow competition authorities to meet the standard of proof when assessing anticompetitive mergers. The roundtable benefitted from the intervention of invited experts and a background Note from the Secretariat. This page contains all related materials.
15-June-2023
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Standards in competition policy have been the subject of much debate. In June 2023, the OECD held a roundtable discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of the consumer welfare standard compared to alternative standards.
15-June-2023
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In June 2023 the OECD held a roundtable on competition in the circular economy to discuss whether the goals of competition law and conceptual foundations of the circular economy are consistent. The discussion also looked at advocacy and enforcement activities to support the transition to a circular economy and whether any adjustment to the methodologies for the assessment of competition harm and effects is required.
14-June-2023
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In June 2023 the OECD held a discussion on the relationship between competition and innovation to hear from experts on their interaction, the key drivers for innovation, how they interact with competition and the role of competition policy in generating incentives to innovate or spreading innovation across industries.
14-June-2023
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In June 2023 the OECD held a roundtable on algorithmic competition to look at the role of algorithms on competition and what harms they may pose, with regards to both coordinated conduct and unilateral conduct. It considered how competition authorities can investigate these potential harms and whether existing competition law and/or digital regulation are sufficient to address them.
12-June-2023
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In June 2023, the OECD held a roundtable on the assessment and communication of benefits of competition interventions. The roundtable covered what competition authorities do to assess, qualitatively or quantitatively, the impact of their interventions, and their communication strategies.
8-June-2023
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On 17 July 2012, the OECD Council adopted a Recommendation on Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement to help sensitise governments to assess their public procurement laws and practices at all levels in order to promote more effective procurement and reduce the risk of bid rigging in public tenders.