Economics and Law

Mandate

The Economics and Law Committee is focused on economic and related issues in competition law.

Upcoming Committee Events

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Past Events

Merger Review and Litigation After Section 96 launch (March 5, 2024)

In Conversation with the Bureau’s New Chief Economist: Exploring Current Topics in Canadian Competition Policy launch (June 19, 2023)

Labour Markets and Competition Policy launch (May 31, 2023)

Competition Economics Potluck launch (April 20, 2023)

Economist Roundtable with the Competition Bureau launch (June 20, 2022)

Recent Developments in Competition Bureau Merger Review launch (March 23, 2022)

Vertical Mergers: Economic Perspectives and Practical Guidance launch (December 8, 2021) Recording available upon request

Squeeze Play: Margin Squeeze Cases in Canada and Beyond launch (June 10, 2021)

Breaking it Down: Calculating and Incorporating Efficiencies 2.0 launch (March 2, 2021) Recording available upon request

Economic Issues Involving Platforms, Privacy and the Digital Economy launch (February 16, 2021)

COVID-19 Implications for Economic Analysis in Merger Review launch (August 6, 2020) Recording available upon request

Non-Price Effects and Dynamic Efficiencies: The Rise of Qualitative Analysis launch (December 11, 2019)

Lessons From VAA: Competition Issues Involving Vertical Unilateral Conduct launch (November 21, 2019) Recording available upon request

Traditional Enforcement Regimes and the Digital Age launch (August 7, 2019)

Economist Roundtable with the Competition Bureau launch (May 30, 2019)

How to Calculate and Incorporate Efficiencies launch (February 28, 2019)

Antitrust in the Labour Market launch (December 5, 2018) Recording available upon request

Revisiting the Competitive Effects of Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP) Policies launch (June 27, 2018)

Style and Substance – Preparing and Presenting Expert Economic Evidence in Competition Law Cases launch (May 22, 2018) Recording available upon request

Economist Roundtable with the Competition Bureau launch (May 16, 2018) Recording available upon request

Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms and Collusion launch (February 28, 2018) Recording available upon request

Anticompetitive Effects of Horizontal Shareholding launch (December 5, 2017) Recording launch

Competition Law Implications of Most Favoured Nation Clauses (June 14, 2017)

Economists Roundtable with the Competition Bureau (May 8 2017) Recording available upon request

A Firsthand Analysis of the Parkland Case (January 25, 2017)

Post Restructuring Roundtable: The Role of Competition Promotion in a Realigned Competition Bureau (January 18, 2017)

Quantitative Screening Methods for Illegal Bid-Rigging Conspiracies (December 5, 2016)

Competition Law Section Affiliate Status (for economists)

Are you an economist with an interest competition law and policy? If so – the CBA Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section encourages you to become a Competition Law Section Affiliate. Affiliate status allows economists to actively participate in the Committees, activities and events of the Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section.

To apply or for more information, please email CBACompetitionLaw@cba.org.

Member Input

Ideas for program topics and other feedback to assist the committee in meeting members’ needs can be forwarded to the Committee Chair, Gideon Kwinter.

Become a Committee Member

Any member of the CBA Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section can become involved in this committee through participation in the committee listserv. Join online launch.

Committee Executive