This paper calls attention to the opportunity for competition authorities to contribute to the fight for gender equality. We also argue that adopting a gender lens can be helpful in achieving the efficiency-based objectives of competition authorities. We conclude by providing a menu of options...

This paper categorises four different types of monopoly in which competition for-the-market might occur. It discusses the role of government granted concessions as a way to strengthen competition in markets where competition in-the-market is not always possible and suggests that concessions...

A recent fall in the labour share of income in some countries has stirred a debate on monopsony and the market power of employers to reduce workers' wages or working conditions below competitive levels. The debate focused attention on the role that competition agencies may have to help ensure...

Blockchain is a general-purpose technology that threatens to disrupt markets and institutions across the world. Where the internet enabled the publishing and digital transfer of information, blockchain authenticates the ownership of assets, makes them unique, traceable, and facilitates the...

In recent years, there has been growing concern that a trend has emerged in which markets around the world are becoming more concentrated and less competitive. This is sometimes attributed to the increasingly digital and globalized nature of many markets and the firms that operate within them....

Given the erosion in the public's trust in market mechanisms and globalization as a means for delivering inclusive prosperity for all, the creation of effective markets is a priority for policymakers. This paper looks at the creation of open application programming interface (API) standards in...

Since the turn of the century, economists have understood that multi-sided markets function in ways that are importantly different from standard markets. Since the ground-breaking work on the topic by Rochet & Tirole, huge progress has been made in modelling these markets and the way they work,...

Competition policy usually thinks in terms of consumers and firms, government and regulators. Traditionally, consumers have been considered only by their willingness to pay, their preferences, their ability to substitute between products offered by firms. Firms are treated as units that are...

Advocating for competition in financial markets can be more challenging than in other markets since other policy goals can take precedence over efficiency considerations. Competition authorities therefore have to cooperate effectively with financial regulators and powerful central banks if they...