Southern African economies need more organised and sustainable measures to increase the participation of emerging suppliers in supermarket value chains. This will help economic transformation.
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The ACCC lost a case it brought against Woolworths for how it treated suppliers. It needs to rethink how it tackles such cases.
Raging debates about the state of South Africa’s energy industry have missed one critical area, the role of transport fuels and base chemicals.
The competition in Australia’s contactless payment industry is heating up as Apple Pay sets up in Australia. However some banks claim the company is making the system less competitive.
To boost competition in banking we should give consumers better access to data and account number portability.
E-hailing services have vowed to revolutionise the transportation industry. But they’ve also left city officials scratching their heads about regulations and traditional metered taxi drivers fuming.
It would be better to proactively restructure South Africa’s electricity sector to spur innovation and investment and reduce costs before another crisis hits and further derails the economy.
The costs to South Africa of maintaining the ownership of a national airline are proving to be unbearably expensive. It’s time to let the struggling carrier go.
A common cry from regulators is that customers must shop around for the best deal – but households rarely look for a better banking deal.
The presumption in government is that privatisation is always desirable, but many failures have led consumers to think differently.
It’s time that Australians debated the objective of our competition law. It shouldn’t just be left to the courts.
The Productivity Commission report finds that the agricultural industry is overburdened by red tape but there’s still no clear solution for the best type of regulation.
The Productivity Commission says existing oversight is adequate to deal with misuse of market power.
What research into game play and human interaction can tell us about why the newest mobile game craze is attracting so many different people to play.
Labor’s proposed competition policies are based on incorrect assumptions about market power and fail to address inequality.
The price of voice communication has come down in South Africa. But poor regulation and a lack of competition means that the country still has some way to go to reduce the cost of communication.
Increasing competition among aged care suppliers may not mean better services, due to market failures.
Competition can be a force for positive change. But in its current form, it’s setting universities back rather than moving them forward.
Making it into the world championships can depend more on your sport’s rules than how good you are.
Fairfax’s Domain is closing the gap on its rival REA, in a game where there’s usually one winner.
Top contributors
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Professor, Monash University
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Competition Lawyer; Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, City, University of London
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Associate Professor & Vice-Dean Research, Civil Law Section, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Senior research associate, University of Sydney
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John F. Wood Chair in Entrepreneurship, University of Guelph
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Clinical Research Manager, University of Kentucky
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Professor of Economics, Director of the Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Researcher, Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow at Victoria University and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Victoria University
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Finance, RMIT University
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Professor of Economics and Lead Researcher, Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, UJ, University of Johannesburg
