Competition Law Gone Global: Introducing the Comparative Competition Law and Enforcement Datasets
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (Forthcoming)
44 Pages Posted: 13 Mar 2019
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Competition Law Gone Global: Introducing the Comparative Competition Law and Enforcement Datasets
Competition Law Gone Global: Introducing the Comparative Competition Law and Enforcement Datasets
Date Written: August 17, 2018
Abstract
Competition law has proliferated around the world. Due to data limitations, however, there is little systematic information about the substance and enforcement of these laws. In this paper, we address that problem by introducing two new datasets on competition law regimes around the world. First, we introduce the Comparative Competition Law Dataset, which codes competition laws in 130 jurisdictions between 1889 to 2010. Second, we introduce the Comparative Competition Enforcement Dataset, which provides data on competition agencies’ resources and activities in 100 jurisdictions between 1990 and 2010. These datasets offer the most comprehensive picture of competition law yet assembled and provide a new foundation for empirical research on the legal regimes used to regulate markets.
Keywords: Competition Law, Antitrust Law, Antitrust, Comparative Law
JEL Classification: K21, L30, L49
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