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OECD Economics Department Working Papers

Working papers from the Economics Department of the OECD that cover the full range of the Department’s work including the economic situation, policy analysis and projections; fiscal policy, public expenditure and taxation; and structural issues including ageing, growth and productivity, migration, environment, human capital, housing, trade and investment, labour markets, regulatory reform, competition, health, and other issues.

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Competition, regulation and growth in a digitized world

Dealing with emerging competition issues in digital markets

Digital markets have raised a number of new competition challenges. Ex-post competition policy appears not to be able to address them in their entirety and with the necessary speed. There is considerable consensus, among academics and policy-makers, that ex-ante regulatory policies are needed to avoid competition being stifled in these markets, with a negative impact on productivity and innovation. As a result, major OECD economies are discussing or have approved regulatory proposals with the aim to foster contestability and fair trade in digital markets.

English

Keywords: Regulation, Digital Markets, Product Market Regulation, Productivity, Gatekeepers, Digital Economy, Competition, Platforms, Digital Market Act
JEL: D4: Microeconomics / Market Structure, Pricing, and Design; L4: Industrial Organization / Antitrust Issues and Policies; L2: Industrial Organization / Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior; K3: Law and Economics / Other Substantive Areas of Law; L1: Industrial Organization / Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance; L5: Industrial Organization / Regulation and Industrial Policy
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