Is There a Relationship Between Anti-Trust Law, Economic Growth, and Democratic Development?

By means of a panel data analysis presented in this interview, NIELS PETERSEN explores the relation between anti-trust institutions, the level of democracy, and economic development. Panel data from 154 states dating from 1960 to 2005 cannot substantiate a positive relation between the existence of anti-trust law and democratic development; the empirical findings even suggest that there is only a weak link between anti-trust law and economic growth.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21036/LTPUB10006

University of Münster (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)

Founded in 1780, the WWU Münster is a university with tradition. 250 courses of study, 43,000 students, a staff of 5,850 including 590 professors - as well as 550 partnership agreements with universities and other academic institutions all over the world. Münster University has developed a strong research profile in natural sciences, humanities, medicine, law and business administration. It targets top-level research in high-performance areas and combines this with promoting first-class junior research staff. (Source: WWU)

University of Münster (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)

Original Publication

Antitrust Law and the Promotion of Democracy and Economic Growth

Niels Bjørn Grund Petersen

Published in 2013