policy formulation and competition policy

Course Name: Competition Policy Across Nations

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TERM PAPER GUIDELINES

Introduction

Competition encourages entry of more efficient firms, at the expense of less

efficient ones (between firm effect or allocative efficiency). It also fosters better

managerial performance among firms (within firm effect or productive efficiency),

thereby enhancing innovative (dynamic efficiency), driving growth and raising

productivity. The primary objective of competition policy is to enhance consumer

welfare by promoting competition and controlling practices that could restrict it.

More competitive markets lead to lower prices for consumers, more entry and

new investment, enhanced product variety and quality, and more innovation.

Overall, greater competition is expected to deliver higher levels of welfare and

economic growth.

Based on this background, this course’s term paper will introduce students to the

practice of competition policy in a global context, and bearing in mind that over 90

countries have competition policies, including the US, Turkey, China, the UK, South

Africa, Brazil, Russia, India, etc. . Thus, the true foundations of the global economic

transformation need to be built on innovation and competition. You are required

to prepare a paper that addresses an issue in competition policy or antitrust law

with relevance to the following competition policy issues: transparency and non-

discrimination, implementation of competition law and policy, anticompetitive

practices, policy evaluation and intra-governmental communication, industrial

policies, privatization and international cooperation. More specifically, your term

paper areas could focus on e-commerce, antitrust investigations, fight against

cartels, rigorous scrutiny of proposed mergers, control of state support for sectors

and companies that risks distorting competition, prevention of dominant

companies abusing their market power in any sector or any country, national

measures to ensure sufficient electricity supply, partnership with REC Member

States in empowering national competition authorities, and effective merger

control. Will merger control activities enhance innovation? Will firms after merger

preserve their ability and incentive to innovate, especially in pharmaceutical,

telecommunications, e-commerce, etc.

Elements of the Term Paper

The outline for your term paper is the agenda you set for the things you want to

accomplish. A good term paper will ask an interesting question and offer a

plausible answer. It should be plausible in that it is (probably) true, but also not

obviously or patently true; and it should be supportable in that it is subject to

factual observation or logical demonstration (Gordon Harvey, Harvard Writing

Program). No matter what your field or topic, there is a fairly standard set of

things you want to accomplish in the paper:

i. Cover page: The cover page contains information about the seminar and the

author of the work:

Information about the Paper

University, faculty, chair, professor

Title of the seminar (not for final papers)

Semester (not for final papers)

Title of the paper

Name of supervisor

Information about the Author

Name

Semester

Course of study (+ study profile)

Matriculation number

ii. Table of Contents (Similar tables if necessary, e.g. a table of symbols ): Your

paper should include a table of contents. · A table of symbols is helpful if you use

many symbols. · Tables of tables, abbreviations, and figures are usually not

necessary

iii. Introduction: Your introduction is very important. Pose an interesting question

or problem. Use it to do the following things: · Motivate the topic: Why should the

reader be interested? Are there current developments that make the topic

relevant? What is the larger context of the topic? · Clarify the question: Which

issues are discussed, and which are avoided in the essay? · Outline related

literature and explain how you chose it. · Briefly summarize your results. · Outline

the structure of the rest of the text.

iv. Literature Review: Survey the literature on your topic

v. Methods/Data: Formulate your hypothesis and describe your data

vi. Results: Present your results with the help of graphs and charts

vii. Discussion: Critique your method and/or discuss any policy implications

viii. Summary and conclusions: Summarize what you have done; pose questions

for further research

ix. Bibliography

x. Appendix (if necessary) (for example: formulae, diagrams, tables)

Formal Requirements Formal aspects of your paper will enter into the grading

process. Expression, Orthography, and Grammar The work must be written in

clear English. Pay attention to spelling and punctuation. Make sure to have your

work proofread by somebody else. Avoid designations like ‘I’ or ‘we’. Use the

passive voice instead.

Graphics, Tables, and Formulae: Main Text vs. Appendix: Figures and tables can

appear in the text or the appendix. · Calculations and proofs, which are not

necessary for the understanding, belong to the appendix. · Numbering: Figures,

tables and formulae should be numbered consecutively. · Headlines: Each table

and each figure should have its own caption. · Sources of tables and figures have

to be specified.

Page Layout: Please note that we require a slightly different page layout than

other chairs. · Margins: left 2.3 cm, right 4 cm, upper 3 cm, lower 3.3 cm · Main

text: 1.5 line spacing, font size 12pt · Footnote: single spacing, font size 10pt · Use

justified text (“Blocksatz”) and make sure to switch on hyphenation

(“Silbentrennung”). · Page numbering: Pages should be numbered. Page

numbering should start (with number 1) on the first page of your introduction.

Recommended Literature on Academic Writing

Belcher, W.L. (2009): Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks. A Guide to

Academic Publishing Success. Sage Publications

Booth, W.C., Colomb, G.G., Williams, J.M. (2008): The Craft of Research. 3rd ed.

University of Chicago Press

Cargill, M., O’Connor, P. (2012): Writing Scientific Research Articles. Strategy and

Steps. 2nd ed. Wiley-Blackwell

Gladon, R.J., Graves, W.R., Kelly, J.M. (2011): Getting Published in the Life

Sciences. WileyBlackwell

Hartley, J. (2008): Academic Writing and Publishing. A practical handbook.

Routledge

Murray, R.: Writing for Academic Journals (2013). 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill

Swales, J.M., Feak, C.B. (2012): Academic Writing for Graduate Students. Essential

Skills. 3rd ed. University of Michigan Press