Competition Major Publications

Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the National Access Regime

Government intervention against cartels is seldom effective and sometimes counterproductive. Competitive firms may conspire to push up prices and profits, but this is difficult to achieve for a lengthy period of time. Firms have different costs, market prospects and objectives and price or market share agreements break down because of:

Submission to the ACCC interested party consultation in relation to Cooperative Bulk Handling Limited (CBH) exclusive dealing Notification N93439

Many high profile businesses were ludicrously targeted by anti-trust laws, in the light of their obvious lack of market power.

How the Deities Approached Monopoly

Submission to the Productivity Commission’s Review of National Competition Policy Reforms

Opening up electricity and gas markets to competition forces retailers to seek better ways of meeting the needs of customers more cheaply and ensures that cross subsidies are made known.

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