1. Promoting Convergence Toward Better Institutions William E. Kovacic George Washington University Law School March 30, 2005

2. Basic Themes Design and Quality of Implementing Institutions Shapes Substantive Policy Outcomes Experience with Older and Newer Competition Systems Supplies Basis for Identifying Institutional Prerequisites for Successful Competition Policy

3. Vital Institutional Foundations Strategic Planning to Set Priorities Identify initial conditions Balanced portfolio of policy instruments Match commitments to capabilities Anticipate and address inevitable challenges to competition agency’s authority and operations

4. Institutional Foundations II Building/Sustaining a Knowledge Base Creating a Sound Administrative Infrastructure Evaluating Results of Past Interventions and current procedures Strengthening collateral institutions Forming links to other competition authorities

5. Conclusion: Implications Design of Technical Assistance Donor Outlays for Research and Analysis OECD World Bank Bilateral Arrangements