行业协会对横向垄断协议执法效率的影响研究

Industry Associations and Enforcement Efficiency

反垄断执法工作是我国确立竞争政策基础地位、维护社会福利的保障,而行业协会作为重要的制度性设计,在我国市场与政府之间扮演着重要角色。为研究行业协会与反垄断执法之间的关联,探索提升反垄断执法效率的有效路径并进一步优化我国反垄断政策,本文基于位列《反垄断法》监管首位的横向垄断协议案件数据,利用生存分析方法实证检验了行业协会对反垄断执法效率的影响及作用机制。研究发现,组织型行业协会对反垄断执法效率产生了正向影响,而协调型行业协会对反垄断执法效率产生了负向影响。其中,执法配合机制是行业协会影响执法效率的内在渠道,而外在举报机制具有对行业协会的威慑引导作用,削弱了协调型行业协会对执法效率的抑制作用,加强了组织型行业协会的促进作用。本文的研究结论为我国反垄断执法提供了微观层面的经验证据,也为行业协会的自身完善及其各项经济职能的有效发挥提供了有益参考。

Antitrust enforcement serves as a crucial safeguard for establishing the fundamental role of competition policy and protecting social welfare in China.Industry associations,as vital institutional designs,play a significant role in facilitating the interaction between the market and the government.This study aims to examine the relationship be-tween industry associations and antitrust enforcement,explore effective pathways to en-hance antitrust enforcement efficiency,and further optimize China's antitrust policy.Based on data from regulated cartel cases and survival analysis methods,this study empirically investigates the impact and mechanisms of industry associations on antitrust enforcement efficiency.The results show that organizational-type industry associations have a positive impact on antitrust enforcement efficiency,while coordination-type industry associations have a negative impact.The cooperation mechanism acts as an internal channel through which industry associations influence antitrust enforcement efficiency while the external reporting mechanism exhibits a deterrence and guiding effect,weakening the inhibitory role of coordination-type industry associations and strengthening the promotional role of organ-izational-type industry associations.These conclusions provide micro-level empirical evidence for China's antitrust enforcement and offer valuable insights for enhancing the performance of industry associations and effectively implementing their diverse economic functions.