Chillin'Competition

An editorial of mine has recently come out with the Journal of European Competition Law & Practice (JECLAP). It is available here. The point it makes is simple: the first instinct of illiberal regimes is arguably to disregard the law and ignore expertise (whether it relates to climate change, vaccine safety or any other issue).

I argue, against this background, that, if competition law is to play a role in the protection of democracy and its institutions, it must resist the temptation to abandon law and expertise in the name of expediency or effectiveness. Such a move is not only likely to weaken policy-making and affect its quality, but would inevitably backfire over the long run.

I look forward to your thoughts on it. I explored the same ideas in the keynote lecture delivered in honour of Heike Schweitzer a few months ago (see here).