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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"Competition Policy"”.
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Harmonization of competition policy in Southern Africa
… one of the important disciplines, namely, competition policy
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Essays in R&D and competition policy in an open economy setting
This dissertation examines the effect of trade on competition policy and R&D. We examine these issues in the form of three essays. The first essay explores the impact of trade policy on entry regulation in an open economy setup. We find that under an open economy framework free entry can lead to a …
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A critical exposé of competition policy in selected African and Caribbean countries
… a competitive market hence the justification for competition policy to regulate firm behaviour consistent with a competitive outcome. The imposition of fines and/or imprisonment is the prescribed means used in its enforcement. Whilst Western industrialised economies have a long-established …
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Competition policy and resource utilization: challenging implications for economic development in Nigeria
… protecting the operation of demand and supply, competition law and policy (i) maximizes consumer welfare and consumer satisfaction, better than by (a) government controls and regulation or (b) unregulated competition, and (ii) contributes to economic growth and development. Competition is …
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"the Effects Of Competition Policy Changes On International Trade And Export Flows: Canada Case Estimates"
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>THE EFFECTS OF COMPETITION POLICY CHANGES ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND EXPORT FLOWS: CANADA CASE ESTIMATES</p> <p>by</p> <p>RUBIN LUNIKU</p> <p>May 2014</p> <p>Advisor: Assoc. Professor Kevin Cotter</p> <p>Major: Economics </p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>This …
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China's Ministry of Commerce's Merger Review - Looking Into the "Black Box" to Find its Competition Policy
… reviews, especially from the perspective of the competition policy structure. MOFCOM's decision-making mechanism appears to the West like the proverbial "black box," where the market situation or "input" into the decision-making mechanism (black box) results in remedies or "output" that …
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Aspects of pricing behaviour and long-run competitive adjustment in industrial markets with implications for competition policy
… industrial markets and draw implications for competition policy. The analysis of price competition relates patterns of price leadership and discount competition to features of market structure (using the UK petrol market as a case study) and examines the influence of large buyers on price …
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Rammed, jammed and bifurcated : the convergence and divergence of intellectual property and competition policy in the digital environment
… and divergence of intellectual property and competition policy in the digital environment This thesis is directed to the intersection between intellectual property (IP) and competition policy in the digital environment. The policy debate to which this thesis contributes is the controversy as …
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Essays on International Trade Agreements Under Monopolistic Competition
… exploring how trade models with monopolistic competition can help us understand and evaluate the history of domestic policy coordination in the multilateral trading system. Relative to perfect competition, imperfect competition gives rise to new cross-border concerns that governments do not …
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Trade liberalisation in the East African Community: the need for competition law and policy in Uganda
This study will show the relevance of competition policy and law is not only stopping anti-competitive practices but also its role in complimenting government reforms and policies in Uganda. The research will contribute to the development of the relevant competition law legislation for Uganda. The …
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International patent regime for pharmaceuticals from the Paris Convention to the TRIPS Agreement
… paves the way to ensure market access and equal competition opportunity in their endeavour to expand global operation. The objective of the global trading system is to liberalise trade, achieved by securing commitments of market access and equal competition opportunity through the application of …
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Anticompetitive effects of antidumping policy in Mexico
… generated by the introduction of anti-dumping policy serve as a departure point for the achievement of the collusive agreement. I develop a theoretical model in which a duopoly compete infinitely à la Bertrand in the importing market and anti-dumping policy serves as a mean to enforce and …
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Ideas, interests and institutions in the globalising economy: the evolution and internationalisation of antitrust
… and more specifically, conceptual approaches to competition policy, in the international context. Existing legal and economic studies have mainly framed antitrust as the disciplinary tool regulating market competition according to criteria of efficiency and/or economic welfare. So far, few …
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Η ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΙΚΗΣ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΣΤΟΝ ΤΟΜΕΑ ΤΗΣ ΚΛΩΣΤΟΥΦΑΝΤΟΥΡΓΙΑΣ
… OF TEXTILES. THE RELATED TARIFF AND ANTIDUMPING POLICY OF THE EC. - INDUSTRIAL POLICY-COMPETITION POLICY OF THE E.C. IN THE TEXTILES FIELD. THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL AND REGIONAL FUNDS. - THE POLITICAL PROCESS OF E.C. DECISION MAKING. THE ROLE OF THE COMMISSION .THE COUNCIL, THE E.P., THE LOBBYISTS. …
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Is there a role for public interest provisions in South African competition law?
… recent Wal-Mart/Massmart merger decision by the Competition Tribunal has highlighted the delicate role that the South African Competition Authorities (the Competition Commission, Competition Tribunal and the Competition Appeal Court) play between balancing public interest provisions and …
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Industry structure, market structure and international trade: theoretical and empirical observations
… surplus gains through trade can be realized. Competition policy may promote not only combine activity but also cooperation between firms in order to reduce duplication of international trading costs. If competition policy affects international trade partners, regulators of world trade activity …
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Modeling Competition and Investment in Liberalized Electricity Markets
… in two main directions: market power and competition policy on electricity wholesale markets, and network investments and incentive regulation. The former is studied based on the case of the German electricity market with respect to ex-post market power analysis and ex-ante remedy …
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