Job Opening in the Competition Division – Deadline for applications is 30 January, 2009

22-Dec-2008

We are looking for a senior expert with substantial experience in competition policy analysis and the application of competition laws. S/he will be responsible for providing competition capacity building in the Asian region through the OECD-Korea Policy Centre. The person will be based in Paris and will work under the supervision of the Head of Competition Outreach in the Competition Division the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs (DAF).

Online Survey on the documents on Competition website

12-Nov-2008

We are seeking your input to our work on competition issues.  The data collected will be used only to improve our documents and website.  Please visit our survey site, and give us your evaluation on our work.

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Remedies and Sanctions for Abuse of Market Dominance (Policy Brief)

08-Dec-2008

The subject of what to do with companies once they have been found to have
abused a dominant position in a market has been attracting more attention
in recent years. This is due in part to the multitude of competition law cases
that have been brought against Microsoft. Another factor is the enactment of
EU Council Regulation 1/2003, which overhauled the enforcement system of
EU competition law and introduced new remedies.

Competition Law and Policy in El Salvador: Peer Review

30-Oct-2008

El Salvador’s first competition law took effect on 1 January 2006. Jointly published by OECD and the IDB, this report reviews competition laws and policies in El Salvador since that date and provides recommendations for further reforms. This report is also available in Spanish.

Fighting Cartels in Public Procurement (Policy Brief)

15-Oct-2008

Governments devote a large share of taxpayers’ money to public
procurement – purchasing goods and services from road building to school
textbooks. But how can they be sure that they are getting good value for
money, and that companies seeking public contracts are not conspiring to
undermine the principle of competitive bidding?

Guidance to Business Monopolisation and Abuse of Dominance

23-Jun-2008

This roundtable focused on how competition authorities can provide businesses with effective guidance on monopolization and abuse of dominance. While some uncertainty over the reach of rules prohibiting anticompetitive unilateral conduct is inevitable, authorities responsible for the enforcement of antitrust laws must strive to provide as much transparency as possible as to their enforcement policies so that businesses can plan and invest with some predictability.

Dynamic Efficiencies in Merger Analysis

16-May-2008

This roundtable addressed the recurring synergies that mergers sometimes create.  These synergies, or “efficiencies,” can have very potent beneficial effects but are devilishly difficult to identify and measure.  The Committee focused on dynamic efficiencies that facilitate or encourage innovation.

Competition brings prosperity

21-Feb-2008

Opening the 100th meeting of the competition committee, Mr. Gurría reminded that competition is vital for economic growth. It stimulates efficiency and higher productivity, it disciplines managers, it reinforces incentives for innovation, and it speeds up the adjustment to change. He also mentioned OECD countries that have implemented pro-competition reforms have seen higher growth rates and lower unemployment than those who failed to reform. They have also proved to be more flexible and resilient to economic shocks.

Competition Assessment Toolkit

15-Jan-2008

To eliminate barriers to competition, governments can use the approach developed in the OECD’s new Competition Assessment Toolkit. The Toolkit is a method for identifying unnecessary restraints on market activities and developing alternative, less restrictive measures that still achieve government policy objectives. It draws on experiences of many OECD jurisdictions and will evolve based on feedback from ongoing country experiences.