An in-depth understanding of the economics of competition law and the important role it plays.

Economics for Competition Law course is suitable for practising lawyers, regulators, academics and those with a specific need for knowledge of Economics for Competition Law. On completion of the course, you will have a firm understanding of the increasingly important role that economics plays in competition law and an understanding of when economic analysis is needed for a particular competition law case.

Our course has been specifically designed for economists and lawyers in private practice, in- house legal advisers and representatives from the national competition authorities.

What you'll learn

Economic evidence and analysis play a crucial role in cases brought before the European Commission, national authorities and courts.

Benefit from a highly relevant programme that:

• Gives an in-depth insight into the application of Economics to Competition Law.
• Deals with basic building blocks of economic analysis in competition law: market power and market definition.
• Covers the economic issues that arise under Article 101 and Article 102, network effects and the boundaries of competition law and intellectual property law, mergers and state aid.
• Course materials are written by leading professional experts in the field
• Can be studied anywhere in the world
• Weekend seminars led by course directors

How you'll learn

• The distance learning Postgraduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law programme is structured into four modules of twelve units.
• Each unit comes in the form of hard copy print and as a PDF file via the programme website.
• Questions will be set at the end of each unit and model answers to most of these will be sent with the unit that follows.
• Units are normally sent by post and overseas students will be sent their material by air courier. Students are expected to engage with the online platform during their studies.
• All students will be eligible to attend two optional weekend seminars at King’s College London or another venue in central London.