A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF U.K. ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has been a highly rated competition law enforcer. Yet its antitrust performance activities fall far short of this image. Here a critical assessment is made of the OFT's antitrust enforcement activities, and of the claim that there is quantitative survey evidence...

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Published in:Journal of competition law & economics 2014-09, Vol.10 (3), p.711-738
Main Author: Veljanovski, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antitrust
Antitrust laws
Law enforcement
Media rights
Regulatory agencies
Statistical analysis
Studies
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Summary:The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has been a highly rated competition law enforcer. Yet its antitrust performance activities fall far short of this image. Here a critical assessment is made of the OFT's antitrust enforcement activities, and of the claim that there is quantitative survey evidence that the OFT has had a "significant deterrent effect." It concludes that the evidence for this claim is flawed and not credible.
ISSN:1744-6414
1744-6422
DOI:10.1093/joclec/nhu004