Competition and Competition Policy in a Data-Driven Economy

Competition Policy in the Information Economy

Many of the so-called industrial nations are indeed experiencing a transition to an information-based economy, in the sense that ICE -information, communications, and entertainment -comprises an ever-greater share of GDP. In this brave new world, the economics of networks takes on greater importance in comparison with traditional economies of scale. This paper explores the implications of the s...

Competition Policy in an Open Economy

We examine the setting of national competition policy in a two-country setting, emphasizing the relationship of trade to the goals of competition policy (such as the degree and nature of competition). The issues we address involve the general equilibrium distributional effects of competition policy, the relationship of national competition policy to terms-of-trade gains and losses, the implicat...

Spectrum policy and competition in mobile data

Radio spectrum is an essential input for delivering mobile communication services. Traditionally blocks of licensed spectrum have been exclusively controlled by its buyer. However, in recent years there has been an increasing focus by regulators on developing policies and practices which ensure a more effi cient utilization of the spectrum resource, among which spectrum sharing is one of the mo...

Seminar Paper 98-06 Competition Policy in an Open Economy

Competition Policy in the Context of Economy-Wide Reform

DRAFT * The views expressed in this paper are personal and should not be attributed to the World Bank. 1 Introduction A major policy issue for many developing countries is to foster further integration into the world economy. This note discusses the role competition policy can play in the context of efforts to promote the restructuring the economy, focusing in particular on the relationship wit...