Conference on “Competition policy and Innovation in Digital markets”

The conference brought together academicians, practitioners and policymakers to understand the state of knowledge on critical questions related to competition and innovation in digital markets, and implications for future policy evolution.

The conference began with a keynote by Dr Amar Pattnaik, Member of Parliament. This was followed by a panel discussion on “Digital India: The role of competition policy in fostering innovation”. The panellists were Dr M S Sahoo (Distinguished Professor, NLU Delhi), Rahul Rai (Partner Axiom 5 and Member, Committee on Digital Competition Law), and Dr Rajat Kathuria (Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University). The panel was moderated by Professor Shubhashis Gangopadhyay.

Four academic paper presentations followed the panel discussion:

(1) Small Sellers and Platforms (Nishant Chadha (CDF), Viswanath Pingali (IIM Ahmedabad), Daniel Sokol (USC Marshall)

(2) Collusive Bidding, Competition Law, and Welfare (Shubhashis Gangopadhyay (CDF), Aineas Mallios (U of Gothenburg), and Stefan Sjögren (U of Gothenburg))

(3) Common Ownership and Strategic Investment Composition (Saish Neverkar (Ashoka U)

(4) Integrating a Free Online Service: Advertisements and Competitive Implications (Gaurav Jakhu (IIM B)

The output of the conference is attached below