The Impact Of Antitrust Laws On Competition And Market Dynamics
- IJLLR Journal
- 2 days ago
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Ajit Raju Kamble, Symbiosis Law School, Pune
Shubham Balasaheb Aute, Symbiosis Law School, Pune
ABSTRACT
The Antitrust laws are playing an crucial role in promoting fair competition and market dynamics by preventing monopolistic practices, and limiting the abuse of market power. The Antitrust law are central regulatory mechanism that moderates market power, preserves competitive entry, and influences firm strategy across industries. By prohibiting cartels, abusive dominance, and Anticompetitve mergers, enforcement agencies alter incentives for pricing, innovation and investment. In the short term, interventions can disrupt consolidation strategies and relocate market shares, while overtime they tend to promote consumer welfare through lower prices, higher product quality, and greater choice. The rise of digital platforms and cross-border commerce has complicated enforcement, requiring updated thresholds, novel remedies, and international cooperations to address network effects and data driven market power. Empirical studies and recent regulatory reforms shows that targeted antitrust action when timely and well calibrated reduces exclusionary conduct and curbs harmful concentration, but enforcement costs, legal uncertainty, and the risk of overreach can also dampen legitimate efficiencies from mergers and scale economics.
Keywords: Antitrust, Competition, dynamics, mechanism, cross-border, merger, market.
