is slightly better than that of the questionnaire, but lower than expected in theory. Interestingly, for those subgroups …

We analyze an oligopolistic market where a domestic and a foreign firm are engaged in a takeover battle for a domestic … competitor. Any merger or acquisition (M&A) must be approved by a welfare maximizing domestic competition agency which may or may … of government. With an unbiased competition agency we find that the foreign takeover is more likely to occur the higher …

.9%, as hypothesized by monopsony theory. Based on a simple merger simulation, we find that a merger between the top two …

The DOJ and FTC clarify the role of labor market power ("monopsony") in the 2023 draft merger guidelines. The draft … that a stricter threshold may be warranted in labor markets. The post-merger Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) that defines …) Explicitly addressing monopsony in the draft guidelines is grounded in economic theory and empirical research. (2) Workers …

The merger of populations expands the comparison space of incomes. As a result, measures of the income-based social …