Public Regulation and Competition

Recommended Prerequisites

Administrative Law; Public Law and Economics.

Teaching Methods

Lectures and tutorials by the faculty member; presentations by the students.

Learning Outcomes

- Identification of the main basis and purposes of Regulatory Law along with the analysis of the different types, rationales, strategies, and means encompassed by regulation as well as the respective role of the State.

- Evaluation of the practice of regulatory systems within selected economic sectors;

- Confer skills and stimulate critical analytical thinking on the economic domain, particularly as to the (good) functioning of markets and the legitimacy of the produced outcomes

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1 – Evolution of the State: from the Liberal State to the Regulatory State, in particular; disengagement of the State; independent regulatory authorities; services of general economic interest;

2 – Regulation: political and economic theories of regulation; juridical concepts; powers and roles conferred on public regulatory bodies/agencies; sources of regulatory law.   

3 – Examination of specific areas in the regulatory field: antitrust and competition regulation; financial regulation; regulation of infrastructure sectors. 

Head Lecturer(s)

Dulce Margarida Jesus Lopes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Frequency: 50.0%
Research work: 50.0%

Bibliography

BALDWIN, Robert et al. Understanding Regulation, Oxford University Press, 2012;

CALVÃO DA SILVA, João Nuno. Mercado e Estado – Serviços de Interesse Económico Geral, Almedina, 2008;

GONÇALVES, Pedro da Costa. Reflexões sobre o Estado Regulador e o Estado Contratante, Coimbra Editora, 2013;

MARQUES, Marial Manuel Leitão et al. Direito Económico, Almedina, 2016; 

MOREIRA, Vital. Auto-regulação profissional e administração pública, Almedina, 1997;

____; MAÇÃS, Fernanda. Autoridades Reguladoras Independentes (Estudo e Projecto de Lei-Quadro), Coimbra Editora, 2003;

MORENO, Natália A. Defesa de Conduta Regulada em Procedimentos Antitruste, CEDIPRE Online – 15, 2013;

____. A Reforma Institucional da Regulação Financeira no Pós-Crise. Working Papers do BCE da FDUC, nº 04;

____. Smart Grids e a Modelagem Regulatória de Infraestruturas, Synergia, 2015;

PORTO, Manuel Porto, Teoria da Integração e Políticas comunitárias, Almedina, 2007.