%0 Journal Article
%T Twenty-first Colin Clark Lecture: November 2011/Competition Regulation in Australia: A Report Card
%A Stephen P. King
%J Economic Analysis and Policy
%D 2012
%I 
%X In this paper I present a ¡¯report card¡¯ on the current state of Australia¡¯s competition laws, focusing on antitrust laws. I consider the three core antitrust provisions in the Australian Competition and Consumer Act (2010) ¨C the laws against cartels, abuse of market power and anticompetitive mergers. In each of these areas, particularly cartels, I find that Australia¡¯s laws could be significantly improved. I also consider more innovative reforms to Australia¡¯s competition regulations, to improve the transparency of pricing and to reduce customer switching costs. I note that these reforms have been broadly successful.
%U http://eap-journal.com/archive/v42_i1_02-colinclark-king.pdf