KOREAN

facebook

Menu

OECD KOREA POLICY CENTRE

About Centre Events Research and Publications Archive

Events

ICN - OECD/KPC Competition Economics Workshop for Chief and Senior Economists

 

 

In May 2018, the OECD/KPC organized with the ICN a Competition Economics workshop for chief and senior economists, that took place in Seoul, Korea. More than 80 participants from more than 38 jurisdictions from around the world attended the workshop, including many chief economists. Holding the event in the Region allowed many Asian competition authorities to be present and to help them to continue to develop and integrate further economic reasoning in their actions.

 

 

 

 

Participants were divided in two tracks: The first track, targeted at more experienced agencies, focused on more advanced and complex economics and tackled topics such as merger simulation, loyalty programmes, buyer power, big data, platforms and multi-sided markets. Each session was composed of an introductory lecture by a leading academic followed by case studies from one or two participating agencies. The floor was then open for discussion to all participants.


The second track, dedicated to younger agencies, explored the steps to increase the use of economic reasoning and economic tools in their case practice. Topics included: the fundamentals of industrial organisation, game theory, market definition and market power, economics of mergers and buyer power. This allowed for agencies with less experience to benefit from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was an event that allowed participants to explore in depth some of the trending economic topics that many jurisdictions are dealing with. The format allowed for setting a theoretical base upon which then the practical cases brought were built upon which then allowed for open and informed discussions that were lively and always interesting.

 

As speakers there was an impressive roster of leading academics, to which much contributed the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and CRESSE. There was Aviv Nevo, Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Tom Ross, UPS Foundation, Professor of Regulation and Competition Policy, University of British Columbia, Yannis Katsoulacos, Professor of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Juan-Pablo Montero, Professor of Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Sang-Seung Yi, Professor of Economics, Seoul National University, Zhiqi Chen, Professor of Economics, Carleton University, Ginger Jin, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland and Jacques Crémer, Research Professor, Toulouse School of Economics.

 

 

 

Competition Economics and Mergers Competition Rules in the Energy Sector
List