Abstract

HERRERA SAAVEDRA, Juan Pablo; PEREZ HERRAN, Ana María  and  HENAO CORREA, Catalina. Free competition and the current Colombian government's economic agenda. Rev.econ.inst. [online]. 2023, vol.25, n.48, pp.177-191.  Epub Mar 18, 2023. ISSN 0124-5996.  https://doi.org/10.18601/01245996.v25n48.10.

This article points out the benefits of free competition for the agenda of the current national government. It examines the possible role of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce in achieving policy objectives such as economic, social, and environmental justice. It first synthesizes the pillars of the transformation blocks proposed by the government and then shows that adequate enforcement of competition policy contributes to achieving some social goals such as equitable distribution of resources, equality, promotion of an economy integrated by small and medium-sized enterprises, and improvement of the quality of life of the population. It then argues that the rigorous application of the competition regime is fundamental to maintain the direction of the country's economic agenda in the next four years and some reflections derived from the analysis are presented.

JEL: D18, D41, D42, D43. I31, I38, K21

Keywords : free competition; transformation blocs; competition policy; economic justice; economic agenda.

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