Competition Policy in the 21st Century

Abstract

This final chapter has three goals. The first is to review briefly this book’s objectives, theoretical approach, and empirical findings from previous chapters. The second is to raise and reflect upon some of the limitations that have been revealed by the study. These include words of caution with respect to the two-level game framework used to analyze European competition policy, some of the other business activities and market infractions that fall within the definition of competition policy but are not fully addressed in this book, and the impact of national antitrust regulators beyond the familiar arenas of Brussels and Washington. Finally, this chapter recommends additional areas for further research in the relationships between European competition policy and globalization.