Competitor Collaboration in Mexico: The Case for Upgrading Regulation

Collaboration among competitors in Mexico is still significantly underdeveloped. As in other developing countries, legal uncertainty impedes companies to effectively and lawfully engage in efficient arrangements that would result in benefits for consumers. This is another example of how the innovative but incomplete competition framework that has been developed in Mexico is still insufficient to address the reality of the markets. A rigid approach to per se illegal conducts in the law, combined