ACE brings together those working on the economics of competition in government, academia and the private sector and provides a forum for discussion and debate of both issues and cases. It is a not-for-profit organization based in Europe and is open to all those interested in the economics of...

The workshop brings together academics and practitioners to discuss current topics and trends of competition, regulation, and public governance in transport markets. Although the workshop is open for any kind of contribution within the field, the submission of proposals focusing on aspects of...

EU countries are deeply divided about the role of industrial policy, with preferences ranging from neo-liberal approaches to strong government support for national champions. Does this facilitate the sell-out of national economies with hands-off governments, or do interventionist governments...

This INFER workshop brings together academics and practitioners to discuss current topics and trends in Regulation and Competition Policy. The focus of the workshop is on infrastructure and its impacts on competition and innovation on downstream markets. Some sessions will be specifically...

The conference will bring together academics, policymakers and business representatives to discuss issues related to the dynamics and growth of network industries (information and communication technologies, energy, transport, postal services, etc.).

European infrastructure is currently facing a dilemma: on the one hand, liberalization and restructuring are far from being achieved on the way to a single European market; on the other hand, political and public pressure to provide “reliable” infrastructure is mounting. Both issues raise...

Papers are encouraged on all aspects of the study of accounting regulation and standardization, including developments in theory, empirical studies and policy-oriented analyses. Papers that address issues of compliance, audit oversight and enforcement will be welcomed, together with other...

Papers may be on any topic in or related to Law and Economics with particular emphasis on: 1. European and International Law and Economics; 2. Property, including Intellectual Property; 3. Torts and Crimes; 4. Contracts and Contractual Regulation; 5. Corporate Law and Economics and Corporate...

The objective of this conference is to explore the implications for regulators, inspectors and other regulatory actors of changes to the way that risk is considered within regulatory regimes. Recent reviews of regulation have concluded that the aspiration of zero risk - risk elimination - is...

The objective of the workshop is to discuss the performance of network industries providing services of general economic interest, in the context of market opening to competition. It will mainly discuss the conclusions of an evaluation report on this subject produced by the European Commission,...