mergers difficult. Mergers that should occur in equilibrium do not, since they require an unequal split of surplus. …

Trade union mergers are regarded as a revitalisation strategy and are often associated with the goal of increasing … organisational power. But little is known about how mergers really affect the unions involved. This paper argues that the effects of … activities in new coverage areas, collective bargaining power, political influence, interunion competition and synergies within …

The main focus of this paper is on the examination of the role and importance of innovation networks in the decision to … innovation intensity, the implications resulting from the involvement of ?start-ups? in a network of innovation are more closely … analyzed. The examinations show, on the one hand, that contact to innovation networks has a positive effect on the decision …

mergers and acquisitions among already powerful retail chains. These considerationslead antitrust authorities to very … competition from hard-discounters has grown, in most European countries concentration has also increased as a consequence of … cautiously enforce competition policy in this sector with the aim of preventing the market getting worryingly concentrated. Ina …

This paper models the behaviour of a Competition Authority (CA) that takes into consideration alternative future … mergers when deciding whether to approve a current merger notification. The result is a more stringent CA that demands higher … reduces prices. However, in the absence of entry and exit, a merger policy that considers alternative mergers is never …

mergers and acquisitions among already powerful retail chains. These considerationslead antitrust authorities to very … competition from hard-discounters has grown, in most European countries concentration has also increased as a consequence of … cautiously enforce competition policy in this sector with the aim of preventing the market getting worryingly concentrated. Ina …

-party cookies, only entrenches the data supremacy of Apple and Google, and forecloses data-based competition and consumer choice …’ data privacy and on competition, and how both interests may be weighed considering the existing legislation …

The Monopolies Commission, which advises the German government in competition policy making, warns against potential … ubiquity of such common ownership in European and global markets as well as a non consideration in current competition law, the …