This paper discusses the extent to which, and how, government subsidies could be part of the competition analysis by competition authorities. For this, it identifies the potential competition concerns of subsidies – predominantly “deep pockets” and potential subsequent predation – and...

This report supports the improvement of Thailand’s competition law enforcement by providing an overview of select jurisdictions’ practices concerning merger guidelines, with the view of providing an input for guidance documents to be drafted or amended by the Thai authorities.

This paper shares perspectives and experiences from South Africa in pursuing development goals through trade and competition. It was prepared as background material for the 2021 OECD Global Forum on Competition discussion on trade, development and competition.

This paper was prepared as a background note for a discussion held at the OECD in June 2015 on competition issues in liner shipping. It discusses the main developments and competition issues in the sector, namely, regulation in different countries, the role of liner shipping consortia and...