merger’s effects, controlling for selection on observables when defining our control group through a matching procedure. We … increased their product variety. By analyzing the effect of the merger on category prices, we find that the target most likely … claim by studying the effect of a national merger between two large Dutch supermarket chains on prices and on the depth as …

composition of assortment. We adopt a difference-in-differences strategy that exploits local variation in the merger’s effects … before the merger. While the low-variety target’s stores reduced the depth of their assortment when in direct competition …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 … before the merger. While the low-variety target’s stores reduced the depth of their assortment when in direct competition …We study the effect of a merger between two Dutch supermarket chains to assess its effect on the depth as well as …

variety. PL introduction and PL-driven assortment changes of NBs impose a small effect on NB prices. In contrast, PLs strongly …

variety. PL introduction and PL-driven assortment changes of NBs impose a small effect on NB prices. In contrast, PLs strongly …

. The counterfactual simulation suggests that the merger of advertising sales houses would not have significantly affected …

The analysis of horizontal mergers hinges on a tradeoff between unilateral effects and efficiency gains. The article … empirical merger analysis are exposed. …

rationalize this finding by analyzing consumption tax incidence in the ‘love of variety’ model of consumption …