Welfare standards in competition policy have been the subject of much debate. Often these discussions focus on a jurisdiction’s legislative history and what this infers the prevailing standard to be. Rather than seeking to address the question of what welfare standard should be applied in competition law enforcement, in June 2023, the OECD will hold a roundtable discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of the consumer welfare standard compared to alternative standards. This roundtable seeks to understand the trade-offs that any particular standard requires and will try to tackle:
The roundtable will benefit from the intervention of invited experts and an OECD background note. All related documentation will become available on this page.
See the full list of best practice roundtables on competition. |
Invited speakers
Anna Gerbrandy Bio Nicolas Petit Bio Carl Shapiro Bio |
Documents
OECD Background Note l Note de référence de l'OCDE
Contributions from participating delegations
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Related material
The Goals of Competition Policy (2022) Competition policy: Time for a reset? (2020) Competition under fire (2019) |
See also
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