This paper was prepared as background for a discussion held at the OECD in October 2015 on disruptive innovations and their effect on competition. It describes what disruptive innovation is, provides some examples, and uses them to raise a number of questions for the discussion. It focuses on...

This paper discusses the theory of disruptive innovation, and will highlight some characteristics for competition authorities to consider when seeking to identify disruption. It was prepared as background material for the session "Disruptive innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean" held at...

This paper was prepared as a background note for a discussion held at the 2015 OECD Global Forum on Competition on disruptive innovation and competition law enforcement. It introduces and describes the topic and explores how competition policy is affected.

This paper was prepared as a background note for a discussion held at the OECD in October 2015 on disruptive innovation in the financial sector. It examines selected innovations, with a particular view to enhancing competition authority and policymaker awareness of new and developing competitive...

Saving Electricity in a Hurry describes some of the recent power blackouts – from Norway to New Zealand and from Tokyo to Arizona – and the policies these regions used to quickly reduce their power consumption. It shows that countries can quickly reduce electricity consumption without...

Blackouts are normally the result of imbalances in electricity supply and demand. A brief blackout is mostly an inconvenience, but persistent shortfalls--those lasting days, weeks, or months--can cause economic disruption and danger to human life in our technology-rich societies. This...