Economics Students Society of Australia
  • Home
  • About

Australian competition law

A collection of 2 posts
Is competition regulation an oxymoron?
ACCC

Is competition regulation an oxymoron?

Competition and markets need rules. Without a framework of property rights and ‘contracts’, trade cannot operate. Where trade occurs outside a normal ‘legal’ framework, for example in markets for illicit drugs, norms of trust and rules of participation develop that enable trade to work. Competition regulation, however, goes much further
Feb 9, 2015 5 min read
Competition and the law – economically sound, or theoretically patchy?
Australian competition law

Competition and the law – economically sound, or theoretically patchy?

If you look across today’s media, discussion about the level of modern competition appears to be everywhere. Headed by Coles and Woolworths, Australians are slowly seeing numerous facets of their everyday lives taken over by the large conglomerates – petrol, insurance, let alone the (decreasing number of) brands that can
Oct 12, 2013 4 min read
Economics Students Society of Australia © 2023
  • Sign up
Powered by Ghost