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Gender Inclusive Competition Toolkit

Gender Inclusive Competition Policy and the OECD Toolkit

The fight for gender equality is one of the defining challenges of our age. While progress has been made in many areas, the relationship between gender and competition policy remained largely unexplored until recently when the Gender inclusive competition policy project was launched. As a result, find out how competition authorities can promote more inclusive markets with our dedicated Toolkit.

Competition Market Study of Ukraine’s Electricity Sector

Theories of Harm for Digital Mergers

In June 2023 the OECD held a roundtable to discuss the theories of harm currently used in the analysis of digital mergers and the potential need for new ones, that could better allow competition authorities to meet the standard of proof when assessing anticompetitive mergers. The roundtable benefitted from the intervention of invited experts and a background Note from the Secretariat. This page contains all related materials.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Competition Welfare Standards

Standards in competition policy have been the subject of much debate. In June 2023, the OECD held a roundtable discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of the consumer welfare standard compared to alternative standards.

Competition in the Circular Economy

In June 2023 the OECD held a roundtable on competition in the circular economy to discuss whether the goals of competition law and conceptual foundations of the circular economy are consistent. The discussion also looked at advocacy and enforcement activities to support the transition to a circular economy and whether any adjustment to the methodologies for the assessment of competition harm and effects is required.

Assessing and Communicating the Benefits of Competition Interventions

In June 2023, the OECD held a roundtable on the assessment and communication of benefits of competition interventions. The roundtable covered what competition authorities do to assess, qualitatively or quantitatively, the impact of their interventions, and their communication strategies.

OECD Recommendation on Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement

On 17 July 2012, the OECD Council adopted a Recommendation on Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement to help sensitise governments to assess their public procurement laws and practices at all levels in order to promote more effective procurement and reduce the risk of bid rigging in public tenders.

Recommendations and Best Practices on Competition Law and Policy

The OECD Council has adopted a number of non-binding Recommendations on competition law and policy. In addition, the Competition Committee has adopted Best Practices. These Recommendations and Best Practices are often catalysts for major change by governments.

OECD/Korea Policy Centre, Competition Programme

A joint venture between the Korean government and the OECD, the Centre works with competition authorities in the Asian region to develop and implement effective competition law and policy. Read more about the Centre's work.