Economists from around the world will deliberate on various economic theories, tools and methods relevant for competition law enforcement during a two- day conference beginning here tomorrow.
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate the second edition of the National Conference on 'Economics of Competition Law' organised by Competition Commission of India (CCI).
Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural session.
A Finance Ministry release said the conference will be attended by senior economists from across India, senior government officials, economic consulting firms, representatives from industry bodies, economists working for law firms and other stakeholders.
Economists from across the globe will deliberate on various economic theories, tools and methods relevant for competition law enforcement, it said.
Renowned competition economists John M Connor, Professor Emeritus, Purdue University, Yannis S Katsoulacos, Professor of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business and R Shyam Khemani, former Chief Economist, Canadian Competition Bureau will be present at the conference as panelists.
The second edition of conference, 12 research papers on a diverse range of issues relating to economics of competition law will be presented by economists from various research institutes and institutes of higher learning of the country.
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