La ley orgánica de regulación y control del poder de mercado en la concentración económica de las empresas nacionales por parte de las empresas multinacionales en el Ecuador

Abstract

This academic article analyzes the impact of the Organic Law on the Regulation and Control of Market Power (LORCPM) in regulating the economic concentration of national companies by multinational companies in Ecuador. Globalization in the market has produced a more competitive environment where acquisitions of national companies by multinational companies are very common and it is within this context that the Organic Law for the Regulation and Control of Market Power seeks Avoid anti-competitive practices that harm the market by limiting competition or affecting consumers. Through normative analysis, comparison of real cases in the country, survey of teachers and students, as well as interviews with experts, the effectiveness of the law in preventing anticompetitive practices is analyzed. Also included is an analysis of an acquisition case in Chile that allows for comparative law analysis. It highlights the role of the Superintendency of Economic Competition in economic concentrations and the impact that multinational companies have on the Ecuadorian market. The objective of this academic article is to determine the influence of the Organic Law on the Regulation and Control of Market Power on the dynamics of the Ecuadorian market, to understand their effectiveness in preventing anti-competitive practices by multinational companies in domestic enterprises.