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An Econometric Analysis of the European Commission's Merger Decisions

Bergman, Mats A.; Jakobsson, Maria; Razo, Carlos - 2003

Using a sample of 96 mergers notified to the EU Commission and logit regression techniques, we analyse the Commission's decision process. We find that the probability of a phase 2 investigation and of a prohibition of the merger increases with the parties' market shares. The probability...

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The economics of television and online video markets

Crawford, Gregory S. - 2015

Television is the dominant entertainment medium for hundreds of millions. This chapter surveys the economic forces that determine the production and consumption of this content. It presents recent trends in television and online video markets, both in the US and internationally, and describes...

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Rent sharing and gender discrimination in collegiate athletics

Lackner, Mario; Zulehner, Christine - 2013

In this paper, we analyze the effect of market power on the share of females in top management positions using data from a market in which some firms have market power due to an institutionalized cartel. We investigate collegiate athletics and interpret coaches as top-level managers or chief...

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Japanese Antitrust Law and the Competitive Mix

Dick, Andrew R. - 1992

Japanese antitrust law exempts a variety of vertical and horizontal restraints that are commonly regarded as anti … similarity in the level of "competition" in the two countries despite their very dissimilar antitrust environments. This paper … attempts to explain this apparent empirical paradox by adopting the hypothesis that antitrust alters foremost the relative mix …

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Production efficiency of firms with mergers and acquisitions in India

Saraswathy, Beena - 2015

Most often, the competition authorities approve combinations based on the tradeoff between the expected efficiency gains and the likely effect on market power creation. However, the realities may be different from the expected synergy creation since merger regulations are ex ante in nature. The...

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Downstream investment in oligopoly

Buehler, Stefan; Schmutzler, Armin - 2003

We examine cost-reducing investment in vertically-related oligopolies, where firms may be vertically integrated or separated. Analyzing a standard linear Cournot model, we show that: (i) Integrated firms invest more than separated competitors. (ii) Vertical integration increases own investment...

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Asymmetric vertical integration

Buehler, Stefan; Schmutzler, Armin - 2004

We examine vertical backward integration in a reducedform model of successive oligopolies. Our key findings are: (i) There may be asymmetric equilibria where some firms integrate and others remain separated, even if firms are symmetric initially; (ii) Efficient firms are more likely to integrate...

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Competition policy and exit rates: Evidence from Switzerland

Bühler, Stefan; Kaiser, Christian; Jaeger, Franz - 2005

exit. We adopt a natural experiment approach towards analyzing the impact of a tightening of Swiss antitrust legislation on …

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Intellectual property rights in a quality-ladder model with persistent leadership

Kiedaisch, Christian - 2012

This article analyzes the effects of intellectual property rights in a qualityladder model in which incumbent firms preemptively innovate in order to keep their position of leadership. Unlike in models with leapfrogging, granting nonexpiring forward protection reduces the rate of innovation and...

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Challenging the incumbent: Entry in markets with captive consumers and taste heterogeneity

Oertel, Christian; Schmutzler, Armin - 2021

We analyze entry of a firm with a new and differentiated product into a market with two properties: An existing incumbent has a captive consumer base, and all consumers have heterogeneous tastes. The interaction of the share of captive consumers with the degree of taste heterogeneity leads to...

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