The presumption in government is that privatisation is always desirable, but many failures have led consumers to think differently.
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It’s time that Australians debated the objective of our competition law. It shouldn’t just be left to the courts.
The Productivity Commission report finds that the agricultural industry is overburdened by red tape but there’s still no clear solution for the best type of regulation.
The Productivity Commission says existing oversight is adequate to deal with misuse of market power.
What research into game play and human interaction can tell us about why the newest mobile game craze is attracting so many different people to play.
Labor’s proposed competition policies are based on incorrect assumptions about market power and fail to address inequality.
The price of voice communication has come down in South Africa. But poor regulation and a lack of competition means that the country still has some way to go to reduce the cost of communication.
Increasing competition among aged care suppliers may not mean better services, due to market failures.
Competition can be a force for positive change. But in its current form, it’s setting universities back rather than moving them forward.
Making it into the world championships can depend more on your sport’s rules than how good you are.
Fairfax’s Domain is closing the gap on its rival REA, in a game where there’s usually one winner.
State governments are now seeking to maximise the price of privatised assets by adding sale terms that restrict competition for the future private owners. That amounts to a hidden tax on consumers.
The debate over two words in Australian competition law could lead to an anti-competitive future for Australian businesses.
Starbucks and Fiat must each pay up to €30m in tax repayments after the EU competition commissioner, Margarethe Vestager, ruled deals they made with the Netherlands and Luxembourg counted as unlawful state…
Memorising facts and completing drills is likely to improve your maths skills – just so long as you find a way to stay motivated.
The proposed changes to Australia’s competition regime make sense, and deserve bipartisan support.
Evolution also does not claim humans evolved from primates. Neither does it say non-human primates, including monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees and gorillas, will evolve into humans with time.
More robust competition between banks would benefit consumers, but there’s little policy focus on the issue.
South Africa’s tightening up of its competition law enables it to punish collusive conduct by firms, but there are major obstacles to implementing the changes.
The US$17 million prize pool at The International Dota 2 Championships shows how much the industry has grown over the past decade.
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Professor of Economics, Monash University
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Competition Lawyer; Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Director of the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Economics, Centre for Competition, Regulation & Economic Development, UJ, and at SOAS University of London; advisor Shamba Centre for Food & Climate, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor & Vice-Dean Research, Civil Law Section, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Finance, RMIT University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Researcher, Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow at Victoria University and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Victoria University
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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ARC DECRA Fellow, Queensland University of Technology