The study was commissioned to ICRIER on “Competition Clauses in Bilateral Trade Treaties: Analysing the Issues in the Context of India’s Future Negotiating Strategy”. The overall objective of the study was to assess the benefits of incorporating competition clauses in bilateral/regional/multilateral trade agreements with focus on the impact of having competition law cooperation on trade on major sectors of the Indian economy and the experience of countries party to such trade agreements with competition provisions. Report Suggests Guidelines in inclusion of Competition Clauses in RTAs

The study was commissioned to The Energy Resource Institute (TERI) with the main objective to assess the level of competitive activity in India's railways and port sectors and also to identify barriers to entry and review alternative regulatory frameworks for these transport sub-sectors in light of the relevant international experience.The study highlighted limited level of competition in the container movement. Study also highlighted that procurement in Indian Railways suffers from anti-competitive practices like cartelization and bid rigging. From the study, it is seen that the policy of reservation towards PSUs reduces the competition which is against the best interest of Indian railways. In case of Indian Ports, several factors like insufficient hinterland connectivity, associated transport cost, inadequate availability of infrastructure at the competing port and quality of service offered by the alternative port restrict inter-port and intra-port competition. Study suggests that government needs to revisit some of the clauses of the model concession agreements in light of their impact on competition in the sector

The study on “State Policies Affecting Competition: Passenger Road Transportation Sector ” was commissioned to National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). The main objective of the study was to assess the state of competition in passenger transportation and to suggest measures to enhance competition and better services to the passengers. The study proposed a model for development of the sector.It recommends a major departure from the prevailing system by the introduction of competitive tendering for services on commercial routs. For non-commercial routes, it suggests a competitive subsidy bid process. Monitoring of the franchises will rest with the regulatory authority. 

The study was commissioned to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi with an objective to understand the structure of the Tyre and Paint sectors to gauge the state of competition in these sectors. The basic premise of the study was that the information obtained would serve as a guide to the CCI in terms of the quantification of parameters that could be used to assess anti-competitive behavior. In addition, the study would also serve as a guide to the state of competition in these sectors. Since there was some indication of anti-competitive behaviour in the Tyre industry, a limited survey of tyre dealers was carried out to see what anti-competitive practices are used by manufacturers. While the survey is limited, there are indications that manufacturers use resale price fixing, exclusive supply arrangements and tie-in arrangements to bind dealers to their conditions. 

The study on “The State of Competition in the Indian Manufacturing” was commissioned to Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi. The overall objective of the study was to assess the State of Competition in the Indian Manufacturing Sector. It was also intended to study the state of competition- actual and potential - including three aspects of competition namely structure, conduct and performance, to analyse industry structure to have an idea about actual competition in the sector, qualitative analysis of existing policy barriers and industry/firm level practices that may be deterring the entry of new firms and thus restricting potential competition, and analysis of performance indicators both at firm and industry level. Empirical analysis of the study suggests that there remain many policy regulations acting as barriers to competition. Empirical evidence also indicates that policy reforms that have been undertaken in the Nineties did succeed in triggering dynamic forces of competition reflected in the industry restructuring toward larger scales of operation and consolidation through capacity building and mergers and acquisitions. Market structure, however, did not seem to change much.

The study was commissioned to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi with an objective to understand the structure of the Cement and Pesticides sectors with a view to gauge the state of competition in these sectors. The basic premise of the study is that the information obtained would serve as some guide to the CCI in terms of the quantification of parameters that could be used to assess anti-competitive behavior. In addition, the study would also serve as some guide as to the state of competition in these sectors. The study indicates that there is some evidence of price fixation and market sharing agreements in the sense of Section 3(3)(a) and 3(3)(c) of Competition Act, 2002. This however, merits further investigation.

Competition Issues in the Road Goods Transport Industry was commissioned to the University of Mumbai to examine and understand the nature of competition and competitiveness in the road goods transport industry.The overall objective of the study was to analyze the competition issues in the Road Goods Transport Industry in India with special reference to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The study emphasizes the importance of elimination of regulatory and physical barriers which can pave the way for a seamless national (single) market to begin with. The study also recommends that state governments should carry out competition audit of existing regulations especially those providing for the present system of checkpoints administered by the States and with a number of agencies (which involve restrictions on flow of commodities, the fiscal regime, etc) to determine the need for their continuation.