During the financial crisis, companies and lenders found themselves in distressed situations. Competition authorities … transactions as well as assessment of emergency aid granted by states. This article considers competition policy in periods of …

We investigate the impact of competition policy enforcement on the functioning of European energy markets, and how … EU member states’ competition policy decisions, and combine it with firm- and sector-level data. We find that EC merger … policy has a positive and robust impact on (i) the level of competition; (ii) investment; and (iii) productivity. This impact …

We investigate the impact of competition policy enforcement on the functioning of European energy markets, and how … EU member states' competition policy decisions, and combine it with firm- and sector-level data. We find that EC merger … policy has a positive and robust impact on (i) the level of competition; (ii) investment; and (iii) productivity. This impact …

Wettbewerb in der Europäischen Union in zweierlei Hinsicht. Zum einen drängten die Regierungen der europäischen Mitgliedstaaten … Spannungsverhältnisses zwischen Solidarität und Wettbewerb in der Europäischen Union näher untersucht. Es wird deutlich, dass jede Lösung der …