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Mr Monti, who served as the EU's commissioner for the single market and then competition between 1995 and 2004, is a rare creature: an Italian economic liberal.
ECONOMIST: Italy��s prime minister
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If the government soaked up enough resources then competition for those resources would become more intense, inflation would begin to heat up and there would again be an economic return to saving and hence freeing resources.
FORBES: Stiglitz on Inequality and Monetary Policy
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If only a few firms compete in a given product market, if the market is difficult to enter and if all leading firms adopt selective distribution, then competition between brands will not keep prices down and consumers will suffer.
ECONOMIST: Vertical restraints: Selective selling | The