The Pros and Cons of Antitrust in Two-Sided Markets

2014 year’s Pros and Cons seminar addressed the issue of antitrust in a two-sided markets with a panel of distinguished practitioners and academics keeping up the tradition of high-quality presentations followed by a stimulating debate.

The Pros and Cons of Counterfactuals

The Swedish Competition Authority organized an international seminar in Stockholm on the 6th December 2013. Invited speakers and opponents gave their presentations on the topic: “The Pros & Cons of Counterfactuals”. The former chief economist of the...

More Pros and Cons of Merger Control

In the book “More Pros and Cons of Merger Control”, the authors discuss the latest research on merger control and ex-post evaluation of merger decisions. The pros and cons of merger control were high on the agenda ten years ago when we released the first...

The Pros and Cons of Consumer Protection

Consumer welfare is a central objective for both consumer protection and competition policy where the former targets the consumer and the latter market performance. These policy areas complement each other but the difference in approach can also result in conflicting...

The Cost of Different Goals of Public Procurement

What should be the goal of public procurement? It was on this theme that the Swedish Competition Authority arranged the conference The Cost of Different Goals of Public Procurement, in Stockholm August 31 2011. The Swedish Competition Authority invited leading...