The OECD Competition Committee debated competition policy in the electricity sector in October 2002. This document includes an executive summary and the documents from the meeting: an analytical note by Mr. Darryl Biggar for the OECD, written submissions from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil,...

This paper gathers some of the most salient regulatory proposals and amendments to existing laws, which were available to the public as of August 2021 to compare and contrast them. It was prepared as background materials to a discussion on Ex Ante Regulation and Competition in Digital Markets...

This paper was prepared as a background note for a discussion held at the 2015 OECD Global Forum on Competition on the relationship between competition and employment. It explores the underlying mechanisms through which competition creates employment.

This paper describes the theoretical and empirical foundations for the competition concerns associated with common ownership, the proposed policy responses, associated critiques and identifies several tools and alternatives available to competition authorities to analyse the phenomenon in their...

This paper was prepared as a background note for a discussion held at the 2014 OECD Global Forum on Competition on competition issues in the distribution of pharmaceuticals. It explores the regulatory framework within which the distribution of prescription pharmaceuticals takes place.

This paper summarises a discussion on "Competition Issues in Books and e-Books" held in November 2021 covering the rationale and impact of the policies and regulations in the books market; the interplay between regulation and market developments, namely the launch of e-books; and whether the...

This note explores competition and regulation in the provision of local transportation services. It was prepared as a background note for discussions on the topic held in June 2022 by the OECD Competition Committee’s Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation.

This paper provides an overview of how digital advertising markets work, to look at the state of competition in these markets, and to identify what responses various jurisdictions are considering to address competition concerns in these markets. It was prepared as background for a discussion on...

The OECD Competition Committee debated competition and regulation issues in telecommunications in May 2001. This document includes an executive summary and the documents from the meeting: an analytical note by Mr. Darryl Biggar for the OECD, written submissions from Australia, the Czech...