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On the Normative Foundations of Competition Law: Efficiency, Political Freedom and the Freedom to Compete


Frank P. Maier-Rigaud


IESEG School of Management, Department of Economics and Quantitative Methods; Lille - Economics & Management (LEM) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Competition Division; European Commission, DG Competition; Laboratory for Experimental Economics, University of Bonn; Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods

May 2, 2011

in: D. Zimmer (ed.), The Goals of Competition Law, (ASCOLA Competition Law Series), Edward Elgar, p. 132-168, 2012

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The advent of a more economic approach to EU competition law has spurred the most substantial debate on the normative justifications of competition law in recent history. Nevertheless, and despite a limited literature to the contrary, these are not times of fundamental debate concerning the ultimate aims of competition policy. This is evidenced by the limited practical importance of the normative foundations of competition law in the enforcement practice of competition authorities and even in policy debates.

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Keywords: ordoliberalism, neoliberalism, German Competition Law, GWB, normative foundations of competition law

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Date posted: May 17, 2011 ; Last revised: May 21, 2012

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Maier-Rigaud, Frank P., On the Normative Foundations of Competition Law: Efficiency, Political Freedom and the Freedom to Compete (May 2, 2011). in: D. Zimmer (ed.), The Goals of Competition Law, (ASCOLA Competition Law Series), Edward Elgar, p. 132-168, 2012. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1829023

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Frank P. Maier-Rigaud (Contact Author)
IESEG School of Management, Department of Economics and Quantitative Methods ( email )
Socle de la Grande Arche
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Paris, La Défense Cedex, 92044
France
Lille - Economics & Management (LEM) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( email )
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France
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Competition Division ( email )
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France
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European Commission, DG Competition
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Belgium
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Laboratory for Experimental Economics, University of Bonn ( email )
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Germany
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods ( email )
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D-53113 Bonn, 53113
Germany
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