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Competition in non-linear pricing, market concentration and mergers
Chiesa, Gabriella; Denicolò, Vincenzo - In: Economics Letters 117 (2012) 2, pp. 414-417
We analyze a model of competition in non-linear pricing under complete information. Among the equilibria of the game …
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The evolution of US merger control policy – part 2: 1974-2013
Kakol, Magdalena Katarzyna - In: Ekonomia i Prawo 13 (2014) 3, pp. 417-430
competition theories and views on pro- and anti-competitive effects of mergers (especially Harvard, Chicago, and Post … the economic analysis of mergers and their impact on market competition. This part of the study covers the period from the … mid 1970s to the present time and comprises two stages of the development of US policy towards mergers. In the 1980s the …
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The evolution of US merger control policy – part 1: 1890-1973
Kakol, Magdalena Katarzyna - In: Ekonomia i Prawo 13 (2014) 3, pp. 403-415
competition theories and views on pro- and anti-competitive effects of mergers (especially Harvard, Chicago, and Post … analysis of mergers and their impact on market competition. The first part of the study covers the years 1890-1973. Apart from … authorities' approach to mergers was generally friendly as large enterprises were supposed to play an important role contributing …
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Profitability analysis of mergers and acquisitions : an event study approach
Dilshad, Mehroz Nida - In: Business and Economic Research : BER 3 (2013) 1, pp. 89-125
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Russia : progress in structural reform and framework conditions 2011 - 13
Vaziakova, Yana - 2015
Since 1995 when OECD began conducting Economic Surveys of the Russian Federation many policy recommendations relating to structural reform and framework conditions have been made. This paper is an update of an earlier paper that described actions taken up to October 2011 (Vaziakova et al.,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399592
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Iceland
Laubach, Thomas - 2005
This paper discusses the current state of product market competition in Iceland, including the legal and regulatory framework, and suggests directions for further improvement. Given the size of the economy, efficiency considerations dictate high concentration in many markets, and preventing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012442998
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Did Robert Bork Understate the Competitive Impact of Mergers? Evidence from Consummated Mergers
Ashenfelter, Orley; Hosken, Daniel; Weinberg, Matthew C. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
In The Antitrust Paradox, Robert Bork viewed most mergers as either competitively neutral or efficiency enhancing. In … his view, only mergers creating a dominant firm or monopoly were likely to harm consumers. Bork was especially skeptical … of oligopoly concerns resulting from mergers. In this paper, we provide a critique of Bork's views on merger policy from …
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Russia: Progress in Structural Reform and Framework Conditions
Vaziakova, Yana; Barnard, Geoff; Lysenko, Tatiana - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
In the 16 years since the OECD began conducting Economic Surveys of the Russian Federation, a great many policy recommendations relating to structural reform and framework conditions have been made. This paper, expanding on Annex 1.A1 in the 2011 OECD Economic Survey of the Russian Federation,...
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Strategic Incompatibility in ATM Markets
Knittel, Christopher R.; Stango, Victor - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2006
We test whether firms use incompatibility strategically, using data from ATM markets. High ATM fees degrade the value of competitors' deposit accounts, and can in principle serve as a mechanism for siphoning depositors away from competitors or for creating deposit account differentiation. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005828868
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U.S. v. Microsoft: Did Consumers Win?
Evans, David A.; Schmalensee, Richard; Nichols, Albert L. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005
U.S. v. Microsoft and the related state suit filed in 1998 appear finally to have concluded. In a unanimous en banc decision issued in late June 2004, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected challenges to the remedies approved by the District Court in November 2002. The wave of follow-on...
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