Economic analysis is central to effective merger review. This paper was prepared as background for a discussion on Economic Analysis in Merger Investigations held at the 2020 OECD Global Forum on Competition.

This paper looks at how market concentration is measured, whether it is increasing, and if so, whether other indicators (output, prices, mark-ups and profits) are consistent with a story of falling competitive intensity. It also explores whether any market power that has been built has endured...

In an age of globalising production, the internationalisation of industrial R&D is an increasingly pronounced feature in OECD countries. But just how extensive a phenomenon is it? What proportion of national research is under foreign control, and in which sectors? How much R&D do multinational...

This dataset comprises statistics on the outward activity of multinationals in manufacturing by country of location where total manufacturing contains figures on the activity of affiliates located abroad by host country in the total manufacturing sector or in the total business sector. It uses...

This dataset comprises statistics on the outward activity of multinationals in manufacturing by country of location where total manufacturing contains figures on the activity of affiliates located abroad by host country in the total manufacturing sector or in the total business sector. It uses...

This dataset comprises statistics on the outward activity of multinationals in manufacturing by country of location where total manufacturing contains figures on the activity of affiliates located abroad by host country in the total manufacturing sector or in the total business sector. It uses...

This dataset comprises statistics on the outward activity of multinationals in manufacturing by country of location where total manufacturing contains figures on the activity of affiliates located abroad by host country in the total manufacturing sector or in the total business sector. It uses...

This dataset comprises statistics on the outward activity of multinationals in manufacturing by country of location where total manufacturing contains figures on the activity of affiliates located abroad by host country in the total manufacturing sector or in the total business sector. It uses...

This dataset comprises statistics on the outward activity of multinationals in manufacturing by country of location where total manufacturing contains figures on the activity of affiliates located abroad by host country in the total manufacturing sector or in the total business sector. It uses...