Over the course of a single day, most consumers will come into contact with at least one product that is offered to them at a price of zero. Business models centred around the zero-price provision of products are not new. However, in the digital economy, new zero-price markets have arisen with their own unique characteristics and vast scope. The OECD held a discussion in November 2018 to cover several particular challenges associated with quality in zero-price markets, including:
The discussion was held during a joint meeting of the OECD Consumer Protection and Competition committees. All related materials for the discussion are available on this page.
SEE ALSO OECD best practice roundtables on competition OECD Handbook on Competition Policy in the Digital Age 2019 Session on non-price competition in digital markets, 2019 OECD Competition Open Day
INVITED SPEAKER Marco BOTTA Bio |
OECD Competition Youtube channel WATCH ALSO Replay of 2019 Session on non-price competition in digital markets, 2019 OECD Competition Open Day
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KEY DOCUMENTS OECD Background note • Note de référence de l'OCDE Executive summary with key findings • Synthèse des points clés de la discussion |
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RELATED BEST PRACTICE ROUNDTABLES OECD Handbook on Competition Policy in the Digital Age Market Power in the Digital Economy and Competition Policy, 2022 Non-price effects of mergers, 2018 Big Data: Bringing competition policy to the digital era, 2018 Rethinking Antitrust Tools for Multi-Sided Platforms, 2018 Consumer-facing remedies, 2018 Access full list of OECD best practice roundtables on competition |
RELATED TOPICS Mergers Abuse of dominance Competition enforcement practices Procompetitive policy reforms |
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