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This report studies the importance of efficiency gains from horizontal mergers. A general theme throughout this report is that efficiency gains, and their pass-on to consumers, may vary substantially from merger to merger. For this reason it seems appropriate to reconsider current practice in...
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Investment liberalizing countries are often concerned that cross-border mergers & acquisitions, in contrast to greenfield investments, might have an adverse effect on domestic firms and consumers. However, given that domestic assets are sufficiently scarce, we identify a preemption effect and an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005082488
The purpose of this report is to contribute to the analysis of two questions. Should a merger control system take into account efficiency gains from horizontal mergers, and balance these gains against the anti-competitive effects of mergers? If so, how should a system be designed to account for...
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cost inefficiencies, due to a "least danger to competition" (LDC) condition, which favors small, and thus inefficient …
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Sports organizations, Hollywood studios and TV channels grant satellite and cable networks exclusive rights to televise their matches, movies and media contents. Exclusive distribution prevents viewers from watching attractive programs, and reduces the TV-distributors incentives to compete in...
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Investment liberalizing countries are often concerned that cross-border mergers & acquisitions, in contrast to greenfield investments, might have an adverse effect on domestic firms and consumers. However, given that domestic assets are sufficiently scarce, we identify a preemption effect and an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419556
predation in an oligopoly is limited by the subsequent competition for the prey. This bidding competition is especially fierce …-riding problem associated with mergers, and second, destructive predation helps firms avoid the bidding competition. It is also shown … predators avoid the bidding competition. Moreover, the incentive for predation under the US failing firm defense might be even …
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integrated at the distributor level by parallel imports (PI). In this context we show that if competition policy requires uniform … competition policy may not be optimal for consumer welfare. …
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also discuss the complex economic relationships between PI and other forms of competition policy, or attempts to limit the … abuse of market power offered by patents and copyrights. Finally, we review the emerging literature on how policies …
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This report studies the importance of efficiency gains from horizontal mergers. A general theme throughout this report is that efficiency gains, and their pass-on to consumers, may vary substantially from merger to merger. For this reason it seems appropriate to reconsider current practice in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645361