Past Event
Market power and its implications to competition policy
What are the reasons behind the global trends in corporate margins and market concentration?
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Presentation by Fiona Scott Morton
American tech giants are fiercely competitive monopolies by Nicolas Petit
Rising markups, market power and market concentration are considered primary concerns that require an immediate policy response. At this event we will analyse the reasons behind the global trends in corporate margins and market concentration. Do they signal a lack of market competition or are they linked to new technology efficiencies and the organic growth of industrial players?
We will also discuss whether current competition policy tools are adequate to address related concerns. Do we need a new approach, and if yes, what should its basic ingredients and characteristics be?
Schedule
12:00-12:30
Check-in and lunch
12:30-13:00
Presentation
Fiona Scott Morton, Theodore Nierenberg Professor of Economics, Yale
13:00-13:40
Panel discussion
Chair: Georgios Petropoulos, Non-resident Fellow
Adina Claici, Director and head of the Brussels office at Copenhagen Economics
Nicolas Petit, Professor of Law, University of Liege
Arno Rasek, Chief Economist, German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt)
13:40-14:00
Q&A
14:00
End
Speakers
Adina Claici
Director and head of the Brussels office at Copenhagen Economics
Fiona Scott Morton
Theodore Nierenberg Professor of Economics, Yale
Nicolas Petit
Professor of Law, University of Liege
Georgios Petropoulos
Non-resident Fellow
Arno Rasek
Chief Economist, German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt)
Location & Contact
Matilda Sevon
[email protected]
