The Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently hosted its Sixth National Conference on the Economics of Competition Law. Key figures discussed the impact of economic reforms, the importance of competition for growth, and the challenges posed by rapidly changing digital markets. The conference featured discussions on antitrust tools for platform markets, assessing market power, and policy design in the digital economy.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) here today organised the Sixth National Conference on Economics of Competition Law through virtual mode. Shri N. K. Singh, Chairman, Fifteenth Finance Commission was the Keynote Speaker at the Conference. Mr Ashok Kumar Gupta, Chairperson, CCI, delivered the Special Address at the Inaugural Session and Dr. Sangeeta Verma, Member, CCI opened the Conference with her opening remarks.
In his keynote address, Mr N.K. Singh referred to the pandemic and how
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Shri N. K. Singh, Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission, was the keynote speaker.
The conference focused on the economics of competition law, including market reforms, antitrust enforcement, and challenges in digital markets.
The CCI Chairperson emphasised the need for well-functioning markets, healthy competition, and the Commission's economics-based approach to antitrust enforcement, including market studies and training initiatives.
Challenges discussed included increasing digital intermediation, the need for new competition tools, ex ante regulation, and balancing policy design for the digital space.
The conference included technical sessions on 'Antitrust Toolkit for Platform Markets' and 'Assessment of Market Power: Approaches and Challenges'.
The CCI is launching a Journal on Competition Law and Policy to stimulate research and scholarship in the field.