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How to modernise the European Competition Network (ECN)?

Abstract

This paper argues that networks, such as the ECN and the American network, are affected by certain small events which are inherent to path dependence and preclude the full evolution towards efficiency. It is advocated that the American network is superior to the ECN in many respects due to its greater flexibility and longer history. This stems in particular from the creation of the American network, which was based on a small number of cases. Such a structure encourages further changes and modifications which are not necessarily radical. The ECN, by contrast, was established by legislative action, which explains its rigid structure and resistance to change. This paper is an attempt to transpose the superiority of the American network on to the ECN. It looks at concepts such as judicial cooperation, harmonisation of procedure, peer review and regulatory impact assessments (RIAs), and dispute resolution procedures.

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Output type

Research Output:
Contribution to journal
Article
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Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 1902-1907

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

International Journal of Social, Management, Economics and Business Engineering (Volume 8, Issue 6)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 02/06/2014

Publication status

Published - 02/06/2014

Publication IDs

  • ORCID: /0009-0002-1104-3826/work/212425454

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