The Pros and Cons of Consumer Protection

Consumer welfare is a central objective for both consumer protection and competition policy where the former targets the consumer and the latter market performance. These policy areas complement each other but the difference in approach can also result in conflicting policies, and a need for coordination. The conference The Pros & Cons of Consumer Protection, focused on consumer protection, competition policy and the implications of recent developments in behavioral economics, as well as analyses based on information economics, for these policy areas.