Viewpoint: Canadian competition policy: progress and prospects |
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Authors: | Thomas W Ross |
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Institution: | Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia |
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Abstract: | Abstract. This paper discusses the state of competition policy – in particular the economics of competition policy – in Canada today and considers its prospects going forward. It argues that: (i) the importance of competition policy has become accepted widely in Canada and indeed throughout much of the world; (ii) competition policy design and enforcement is in general well done in Canada; (iii) economists, including many Canadians, have played a central role in the development of an efficient and effective competition policy in Canada and elsewhere; and (iv) competition policy in Canada is today facing very serious challenges, and economists should be concerned. |
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