The fifth issue of the ECN Brief was published on December 16, and is available here. In addition, a Special Issue of the ECN Brief entitled “A Look Inside the ECN: Its Members and Its Work” also is now available.

  Well-functioning markets are a precondition for effective environmental policy. This is a conclusion of a new report from the Nordic competition authorities, found here. <HR>

  The CNC recent published a report on competition in the agricultural sector, which can be found here.

  This week, ICNBlog opens up the ICN’s ‘treasure trove’ of work product to showcase some of the topics presented five years ago at the 2005 ICN Annual Conference, hosted by the German Bundeskartellamt in Bonn, Germany.  Each day, ICNBlog presents different links from the 2005 work product. The Report on Interrelations Between Antitrust and […]

  This week, ICNBlog opens up the ICN’s ‘treasure trove’ of work product to showcase some of the topics presented five years ago at the 2005 ICN Annual Conference, hosted by the German Bundeskartellamt in Bonn, Germany.  Each day, ICNBlog presents different links from the 2005 work product.  The Cartel Working Group report “Building Blocks […]

  This week, ICNBlog opens up the ICN’s ‘treasure trove’ of work product to showcase some of the topics presented five years ago at the 2005 ICN Annual Conference, hosted by the German Bundeskartellamt in Bonn, Germany.  Each day, ICNBlog presents different links from the 2005 work product. Opening speech of the 4th ICN Annual […]

  This week the UK’s Overseas Development Institute released a report, entitled “Assessing the Economic Impact of Competition” (also discussed on the July 22 blog entry). The report discusses the findings of an ODI research project, which examined (1) how the policy framework of a country affects the degree of competition in any given product […]

  The Danish Competition Authority recently released a report that identifies and quantifies the competition culture in Denmark, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The results are based on empirical data from a qualitative survey among more that two thousands firms and several thousands consumers. The report concludes that Danish firms have a potential to increase […]

  The World Bank is preparing a publication for policymakers about the benefits of competition. They are compiling examples from a variety of jurisdictions and in particular Bank recipient countries, and hope the report can serve as a useful reference to promote the benefits of competition and general outreach. The report will be based on […]

  The European Commission’s 2009 Report on Competition Policy has been published. The report gives an overview of the key changes to the EU competition rules and policy and the major enforcement actions. The Focus Chapter of the Report is devoted to the contribution of competition policy to fight the financial and economic crisis.