This paper was prepared as a background note for a discussion held at the OECD in October 2015 on disruptive innovation in the financial sector. It examines selected innovations, with a particular view to enhancing competition authority and policymaker awareness of new and developing competitive...

This paper was prepared as a background note for a discussion held at the 2015 OECD Global Forum on Competition on disruptive innovation and competition law enforcement. It introduces and describes the topic and explores how competition policy is affected.

This paper was prepared as background for a discussion held at the OECD in October 2015 on disruptive innovations and their effect on competition. It describes what disruptive innovation is, provides some examples, and uses them to raise a number of questions for the discussion. It focuses on...

Encouraging collaboration on technology development is particularly pertinent when addressing global climate change or regional pollution. Importantly, international collaboration in research and technology can help local businesses take advantage of existing technologies (i.e. help build local...