保护的是谁的福利? 文件分析了四个司法管辖区的竞争监管决定,涉及三个有害消费品行业
Benjamin Wood1, Chrissa Karouzakis2, Katherine Sievert3
1Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria, 3125, Australia. b.wood@deakin.edu.au.
Globalization and health
|October 2, 2024
概括
竞争当局经常批准有害行业的合并,增加市场力量. 需要更严格的监管,以保护公众健康免受酒精,软饮料和烟草等产品的影响.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 竞争法 竞争法 竞争法
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
背景情况:
- 竞争法规对公司的市场实力产生重大影响.
- 有害的消费品行业 (酒精,软饮料,烟草) 构成公共卫生风险.
- 过度的市场力量可能会加剧这些伤害.
研究的目的:
- 检查有害消费品行业的竞争当局决策.
- 通过公共卫生镜头分析这些决定.
- 评估竞争法规在公共卫生结果中的作用.
主要方法:
- 分析来自澳大利亚,南非,美国和欧盟的法律案例文件.
- 叙事方法分析监管决策和发现的危害.
- 决定的诱导编码,专注于受影响的群体和伤害大自然.
主要成果:
- 在四个司法管辖区确定了359起案件,其中大多数 (239) 是并购 (M&As).
- 澳大利亚,美国和欧盟的当局经常赞成增加产品负担能力/可访问性的决定,尽管有公共卫生政策.
- 南非当局独特地考虑了更广泛的社会经济因素.
结论:
- 许多竞争决定可能集中了这些行业的市场力量.
- 竞争框架有可能更好地保护公共健康.
- 对于有害产品,建议对过度市场力量进行更严格的监管.
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