-level uncertainty is characterized by a pecking order: the announcement of a domestic takeover leads to a reduction in the uncertainty …

We study the effect of a merger between two Dutch supermarket chains to assess its effect on the depth as well as … composition of assortment. We adopt a difference-in-differences strategy that exploits local variation in the merger’s effects …, controlling for selection on observables through a matching procedure when defining our control group. We show that the merger led …

post-merger efficiency improvements to reveal a new margin of adjustment along the product dimension. We analyze horizontal … between differentiated varieties. After a merger, acquirers drop products from their consolidated domestic product portfolio … and reallocate assets towards core varieties. We further demonstrate that such merger-induced efficiency gains imply …

Using a detailed and large data set on cross-border merger and acquisitions we discuss the relationship between theory …

effects of M&As on firms' post-merger R&D investments and drug development capabilities across drug development phases. This … study builds on a novel database that enables us to evaluate the post-merger effect at the research project level and across … examine the direct and indirect merger effects on R&D capabilities across development phases. We find that M&As have a strong …

We study the evolution of EC merger decisions over the first 25 years of common European merger policy. Using a novel … dataset at the level of the relevant antitrust markets and containing all merger cases scrutinized by the Commission over the … definition and the complexity of the merger. Simple, linear probability models as usually applied in the literature overestimate …

compatibility and can engage in bundling. We consider the impact of merger on prices, investment and consumer surplus. We also …