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Sponsored ranking: effects on consumer welfare
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has conducted a study into paid ranking (or sponsored ranking). Paid ranking involves providers paying extra in exchange for a higher position in search results on platforms. Many platforms use … -
Blog: A new phase in competition oversight
The Netherlands had come a long way when the Dutch Competition Act (In Dutch: Mededingingswet or Mw) went into effect in 1998. This law succeeded the Dutch Economic Competition Act, and contained new rules regarding competition agreements, dominant … -
Agro-Nutri Monitor 2022: the price-formation process of foodstuffs, and the reasons for purchasing organic products
This third Agro-Nutri Monitor aims to provide insights into price formation in the Dutch agricultural value chain, from farmers through to supermarkets, and to identify any problems in price formation that are impeding progress towards sustainability in … -
Method for calculating the outcome of ACM
For more than 10 years ACM has assessed each year what its work delivers for consumers and customers: the outcome. The ACM outcome is defined as “the in a simple manner calculated expected effects of ACM's actions on consumer welfare in the short term”. … -
NMa Working Paper - The Economic Detection Instrument of the Netherlands Competition Authority
This paper discusses the economic detection instrument of the Netherlands Competition Authority: the Competition Index (CI). This pro-active instrument aims to detect industries that are prone to anticompetitive behaviour. The paper firstly discusses the … -
The Art of Supervision
This Liber Amicorum has been created on the occasion of Pieter Kalbfleisch’s retirement in June 2011 as chairman of the Board of the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa). The themes of this Liber Amicorum are related to Pieter’s varied interests, both … -
‘Private arrangement in Energy Agreement to withdraw production capacity from the market restricts competition’
In the October 25 issue of Dutch financial newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad, Henk Don (member of the Board of ACM) wrote an opinion piece on the SER Energy Agreement. The opinion of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) about the … -
Marcel Canoy joins ACM
Marcel Canoy has been hired by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) as economic advisor. Mr. Canoy will be giving advice to the ACM team that is concerned with health care regulation. ACM is delighted with Marcel Canoy joining ACM. … -
Working paper on the effects of access regulation on investment and the implications for optimal access-price regulation
This working paper gives an overview of the theoretical literature and empirical studies on the effects of access regulation on investments in the telecommunications markets. Conclusions are drawn about the optimal access pricing policy in two scenarios: … -
Parcel Market Scan – final version
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) wishes to continue to keep a close eye on the parcel delivery market, and will therefore, from 2017, include this market segment in its annual monitor of the postal services market. The main …