About Anti-Competitive market distortions (ACMDs)

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Originally conceptualized by Shanker Singham, the term ACMD was first coined by Shanker Singham and Alden Abbott in 2011.  Since that time, significant studies have been conducted by a group of experts led by Shanker Singham in order that ACMD could be used in an econometric model. (See Research Papers.) This has enabled ACMD to be included now in economic forecasts, analysis and policy making.

Most recently, the Growth Commission has incorporated an ACMD model to demonstrate alternatives for the UK budget in the Growth Budget, published by the Growth Commission. The full report can be viewed here, while Appendix 1, which discusses the ACMD model is excerpted and available below, along with an earlier  study developing the ACMD model.