Competition Agency Design: What's on the Menu?

Authors

William E. Kovacic, George Washington University Law SchoolFollow
David A. Hyman

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