Mission Statement

The AAI is an entrepreneurial proponent of the position that competition serves the most vital interests of the American public by (1) assuring competitive prices, (2) fostering innovation and efficiency so that consumers get the choices that a free market should provide to them, and (3) protecting opportunities for small and medium-size businesses to compete on the merits in ways that do not undermine efficiently operating markets. To achieve its mission, the AAI:

• Educates the public about the benefits of competition and the ways in which fair and effective competition can be enhanced in the interest of consumers.
• Generates and facilitates research and multidisciplinary approaches to a national and international competition agenda.
• Advocates competition-oriented policies in Congress, in the Administration, in the states, and internationally, as an essential element of civil society.