Panel 3: Conflicts of Interest in Academic Research in Competition Law and Policy @UCLLaws

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Part of the Academic Capture in Competition Law and Policy? How Corporate Funding Impacts Competition Policy Research & Appropriate Institutional Design
on 6 March 2025

Organized by CLES@UCL, Stigler Center@UChicago Booth, Georgetown Law School, Imperial College London Business School and Inclusive Competition Forum

This conference explored how corporate funding and corporate relationships more broadly impact competition policy research and policy. We are interested in exploring how conflicts of interest can potentially create bias in academia and policy.

This first panel examined the question of conflicts of interest in antitrust academia, exploring how the relationships between industry and academics can impact research quality and potentially create negative externalities.

The third panel focussed on policy discussions, or how to minimize potential problems in industry/academia relationships in competition policy. A reception will follow.

Panel 3: Finding Solutions to the Conflicts of Interest Problem: market, self-regulation or regulation?

Rasmus Andresen, MEP
Max Bank, Lobby Control
Thomas Deseinhofer, Principal Adviser, Ex-post economic evaluation, DG Competition, European Commission
Rene Repasi, Member of the European Parliament
Vanessa Turner, Senior Adviser, Competition, BEUC
Tommaso Valletti, Imperial College London & CEPR, former chief economist, European Commission

Moderator: Francesca Micheletti, Politico

Panel 3: Conflicts of Interest in Academic Research in Competition Law and Policy

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