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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is the chief national competition regulator in India. It is a statutory body within the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and is responsible for enforcing the Competition Act, 2002 to promote competition and prevent activities that have an appreciable adverse effect on competition in India. The CCI looks into cases and investigates them if the same has a negative impact on competition. CCI also approves combination under the act so that two merging entities do not overtake the market. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) will organize the 9th National Conference on Economics of Competition Law on Friday, March 1, 2024 in New Delhi.
What Are The Details Of The Event?
- Theme: Economics Of Competition Law
- Objectives: This conference aims to:
- Stimulate research and debate on contemporary issues in the field of economics of competition law
- Develop a better understanding of competition issues relevant to the Indian context
- Draw inferences for implementation of competition law in India
- Date of the event: 1st March 2024
- Venue: New Delhi, India
- Eligibility: The conference targets economists including scholars, practitioners and competition agency officials with a keen interest in economics of competition law and policy. Co-authored papers are allowed. However, one of the authors should be an Indian citizen having expertise/ specialization in Economics.
- Conference fee: NIL
- Last date to submit an abstract: 1st August 2023
- Submission of abstract: Abstract along with CV may be sent to ecoseminar@cci.gov.in . The CV of Author and Co-author should necessarily include citizenship, educational qualification with passing year, work experience and publication in the area of economics, if any.
- Last date for submission of full papers: 1st December 2023
- Submission of papers: A 1000-word abstract of the paper including research questions, methodology and expected results along with one-page curriculum vitae and contact details should be submitted initially. Authors of selected abstracts will then be invited to submit full original papers of not more than 6000 words
- Themes: The Conference is expected to cover a wide range of related themes. However, papers in the following themes are encouraged:
- Market definition, measuring market power and abuse of dominance
- Vertical restraints and competition
- Horizontal agreements and cartelization
- Economics of platform markets and challenges for antitrust enforcement
- Intellectual Property Rights and competition law
- Price and non-price effects of mergers
- Any other issues related to competition policy and law
- Financial support and Certificate: An honorarium of INR 30,000/- per paper along with certificate will be provided to Author(s) of papers selected for presentation at the Conference. No TA and DA will be provided to attend the Conference.
- Important Dates:
- Review, Selection and intimation to authors: 3rd October 2023
- Review and Finalization of papers: 1st February 2024
For More Information:
For any query email at ecoseminar@cci.gov.in
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