Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Status
Working
Abstract
In recent years the United Kingdom and various other countries have decided to restructure the institutions responsible for enforcing competition laws. How should a nation choose among myriad alternative arrangements? This paper lays out nine major institutional choices that governments must address in designing the implementation mechanism for a competition law. The paper discusses tradeoffs associated with each choice and examines interdependencies among different design elements. In doing so, the paper offers a structured framework that countries can use in forming new competition systems or altering existing institutional arrangements.
GW Paper Series
GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-135; GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2012-135
SSRN Link
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2179279
Recommended Citation
Kovacic, William E. and Hyman, David A., "Competition Agency Design: What's on the Menu?" (2012). GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works. 628.
https://scholarship.law.gwu.edu/faculty_publications/628