Peer-to-peer transactions have long played a role in commerce, but today's online platforms enable them on a much greater scale. Early examples include platforms for the sale of goods (e.g. online auction sites). Newer models include the rental of short-term accommodation and transport or...

This report examines information on consumer protection enforcement authorities of OECD member and non-member countries, especially on the ability of these authorities to co-operate across borders. It is based on questionnaire responses from 31 countries, supplemented by additional research. It...

Online advertising is now the dominant form of advertising in many OECD countries, and offers businesses the ability to reach consumers in ways that could only have been imagined previously. Online advertising has the potential to benefit consumers through more relevant and timely advertising,...

The e-commerce marketplace has evolved dramatically in recent years and consumer trust in such a complex and interactive environment has become crucial. In order to adapt consumer protection to the current environment and reinforce fair business practices, information disclosures, payment...

According to World Trade Organization rules, countries may adopt regulations under the Agreements on Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT). We analyze the structure of these measures in agricultural trade. The inventory approach suggests that European countries...

Besides underlining the particular functions of notaries as public officers, this paperanalyses the features of the PMR indicator and highlights the possible constraints and biases ofits criteria when applied to notarial services (considering the public services provided asdelegated of the State...