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The duration of the EC merger control process : determinants and the impact of the 2004 merger regulation reform

Heim, Sven; Hüschelrath, Kai; Laitenberger, Ulrich - 2015

The duration of merger proceedings held by competition authorities is an important determinant of the efficiency of the … does not imply a decrease in administrative efficiency, as the probability of indepth investigations was correspondingly …

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Ex-post assessment of merger effects : the case of Pfizer and Pharmacia (2003)

Leheyda, Nina; Beschorner, Patrick Frank Ernst; … - 2011

The paper studies the effects of the Pfizer and Pharmacia (2003) merger on competition in the Swiss pharmaceutical market and compares the assessment of the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) with the post-merger market developments. We find that the merger has had a miniscule impact on the...

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Transparency of regulation and cross-border bank mergers

Köhler, Matthias (contributor) - 2008

Although there is anecdotal evidence that merger control may constitute a barrier to the integration of European retail banking markets, systematic empirical evidence is missing until now. This paper aims to fill this gap. Based on a unique dataset on the transparency on merger control in the EU...

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Merger control as barrier to EU banking market integration

Köhler, Matthias - 2009

In 2005, the President of the Bank of Italy blocked the cross-border acquisition of two Italian banks for prudential reasons and formal errors. Because it became later public that both deals were not blocked for prudential reasons, but to protect domestic banks from foreign investors. A survey...

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Merger control as barrier to EU banking market integration

Köhler, Matthias (contributor) - 2007

In 2005, the President of the Bank of Italy blocked the cross-border acquisition of two Italian banks for ‘prudential reasons and formal errors’. Following these events, the EU Commission brought actions against Italy for infringement of the principle of the free movement of capital....

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003608104

Transparency of regulation and cross-border bank mergers

Köhler, Matthias - 2010 - Rev.

There is ample anecdotal evidence that political influence constitutes a barrier to the integration of the EU banking market. Based on a dataset on the transparency on the supervisory review process of bank mergers in the EU, I estimate the probability that a bank is taken over as a function of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003922576

Do cartel breakdowns induce mergers? : evidence from EC cartel cases

Hüschelrath, Kai; Smuda, Florian - 2013

We investigate the impact of cartel breakdowns on merger activity. Merging information on cartel cases decided by the European Commission (EC) between 2000 and 2011 with a detailed data set of worldwide merger activity, we find that, first, the average number of all merger transactions increase...

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Energieeffizienz : eine neue Aufgabe für staatliche Regulierung?

Mennel, Tim (contributor); Sturm, Bodo (contributor) - 2008

Hinter der Forderung nach höherer Energieeffizienz stehen üblicherweise konkrete umwelt- und energiepolitische Ziele wie Klimaschutz, Versorgungssicherheit und Ressourcenschonung. Das vorliegende Papier analysiert diese Argumente und diskutiert mögliche Politikinstrumente zur Zielerreichung....

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Reforming the public administration : the role of crisis and the power of bureaucracy

Asatryan, Zareh; Heinemann, Friedrich; Pitlik, Hans - 2015 - This version: July, 2015

The need to balance austerity with growth policies has put government efficiency high on the economic policy agenda in … Europe. Administrative reforms which boost the efficiency of the administration can alleviate the trade-off between … consolidation and public service provision. Against such backdrop, this study explores the determinants of efficiency enhancing …

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Employment impacts of EU biofuels policy : combining ottom-up technology information and sectoral market simulations in an input-output framework

Neuwahl, Frederik; Löschel, Andreas; Mongelli, Ignazio; … - 2008

This paper analyses the employment consequences of policies aimed to support biofuels in the European Union. The promotion of biofuel use has been advocated as a means to promote the sustainable use of natural resources and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions originating from transport activities...

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