See the Merger Working Group’s 2013 paper on The Role of Economists and Economic Evidence in Merger Analysis.
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Do you know ICN resources? Economic evidence in merger review
March 16th, 2016
Launch of the 2015 Competition Advocacy Contest
November 6th, 2015
The International Competition Network and the World Bank Group are pleased to announce the launch of the 2015 Competition Advocacy Contest, which follows the successful experience of the first joint edition in 2014. The general topic of the Contest is “How to Build a Culture of Competition for Private Sector Development and Economic Growth”. We […]
Update: ICN Working Groups
August 12th, 2015
Check out the 2015-2018 work plans for the ICN Working Groups: Advocacy: 2015-18 Work Plan Agency Effectiveness: 2015-18 Work Plan Cartel: 2015-18 Work Plan Merger: 2015-18 Work Plan Unilateral Conduct: 2015-18 Work Plan
ICN & WB Competition Advocacy Contest
December 3rd, 2014
The International Competition Network and the World Bank Group announce the launch of the 2014 Competition Advocacy Contest, which follows the successful experience of the first edition of the contest carried out by the World Bank. The general topic of the Contest is “Inclusive growth for shared prosperity”. We are looking for successful advocacy stories […]
Merger Workshop
October 17th, 2014
The MWG co-chairs would like to remind you that the Competition Commission of India will host the 10th ICN Merger Workshop on “International Cooperation and Remedies in Merger Review”, in New Delhi, India from Monday December 1st until Tuesday December 2nd 2014 at the Ashok Hotel, New Delhi. On the website http://icnmwgdelhi2014.in/, you will find […]
ICN Advocacy Workshop
October 2nd, 2014
The Competition Commission of Mauritius will host the third ICN Advocacy Workshop on “Advocacy: Foundation, Strategies and Assessment”, in Mauritius on the 6th and 7th November 2014 at the InterContinental, Balaclava. On the website http://icnadvocacy2014.ccm.mu/English/Pages/default.aspx, you will find relevant information about the Workshop, including travelling and accommodation details and the Workshop Programme. Online registration will […]
July 24 UCWG teleseminar
July 19th, 2013
OFT and the UCWG will be hosting a tele-seminar on Wednesday 24 July at 8:00am (Washington time)/ 1:00 pm (London time) / 2:00 pm (Stockholm time) / 3:00 pm (Ankara time). Check with the UCWG co-chairs for dial-in details. The tele-seminar will address Unilateral Conduct and State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). In particular it will look at […]
Competition Policy International ICN Article
February 1st, 2013
Eduardo Pérez Motta, ICN Chair and Chairman of the Mexican Federal Competition Commission, wrote Competition Policy International’s latest ICN column. Recognizing the important role competition agencies can having in increasing the visibility of competition policy among economic policy makers, Pérez Motta’s article focuses on the ICN’s newest project, guidance for competition agencies on competition […]
Chair’s Update – January 2013
January 31st, 2013
Dear ICN Community, It is my pleasure to wish all of you a very happy new year, and send my best wishes for 2013. With three months to go until our next annual conference, which will be held in Warsaw on April 23-26, 2013, I thought an update on current project and initiatives […]
Convergence in Unilateral Conduct
January 29th, 2013
The Unilateral Conduct co-chairs invite members and NGAs to reflect on the ideas of convergence and enhanced participation in the UCWG highlighted in two articles on the UCWG, published in the Competition Policy International ICN column. The first article, Climbing Mount Everest with the ICN Unilateral Conduct Working Group, describes the steps that the […]