Recent trade practices decisions in Australia emphasise a structural approach to market power. Modern economic analysis …

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has powers under the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cwlth) to …

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has recently outlined proposed changes to Australia's merger … process in Australia works very well. However, the ACCC should clarify the ‘rules’ for the current informal clearance process … ‘likely’ in the s.50 test and the approach to ‘counterfactual analysis’ in Australia are both confused. The precedent set by …

makers have been concerned that this waterbed effect could undermine downstream competition, and it was considered in detail … the nature of upstream technology, downstream competition and consumer demand. In particular, downstream competition tends …