Should Section 5 Guidelines Focus on Economic Efficiency or Consumer Choice? (Competition Policy International)

Commissioner Wright is right that it would be desirable for the Commission to issue Section 5 antitrust guidelines. This article will demonstrate, however, that the best way to formulate Section 5 guidelines is to focus them on the goal of protecting consumer choice, rather than to embrace Commissioner Wright’s proposal …read more

Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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21st Century Competition, 'Should Section 5 Guidelines Focus on Economic Efficiency or Consumer Choice? (Competition Policy International)' (21st Century Competition, 8 May 2014) <https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/should-section-5-guidelines-focus-on-economic-efficiency-or-consumer-choice-competition-policy-international/> accessed 20 April 2026.

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21st Century Competition. "Should Section 5 Guidelines Focus on Economic Efficiency or Consumer Choice? (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 8 May 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/should-section-5-guidelines-focus-on-economic-efficiency-or-consumer-choice-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{Should Section 5 Guidelines Focus on Economic Efficiency or Consumer Choice? (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/should-section-5-guidelines-focus-on-economic-efficiency-or-consumer-choice-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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