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Winner of the 64th Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science.
Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science is co-hosted by Nikkei Inc. and the Japan Center for Economic Research and was established in 1958 with the aim of contributing to enhance academics and knowledge in the fields of economics, management, and accounting as well as promoting their spread and application to the general.

The author Mr. Ohashi is a winner of Jiro Enjoji Memorial Prize to honor up-and-coming economists. The aim of competition policy is to prohibit market monopoly and to bring benefits to the entire society including buyers through vitalization of competition. However, Japan is facing the environmental changes resulting from the shrinking market due to declining population and the digitalization of economy, and is required drastic shift from the traditional competition policy focusing on market share. In light of such problem consciousness, this book made policy proposals based on the extensive analysis, including the merger between Fuji Iron & Steel and Yawata Steel, public procurement, mobile phones, electricity system reform, and renewable energy, corporate merger, and consolidation of regional banks. This is a must-have book for discussing a shape of Japan’s competition policy in future.

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