We investigate the impact of competition policy enforcement on the functioning of European energy markets, and how … EU member states’ competition policy decisions, and combine it with firm- and sector-level data. We find that EC merger … policy has a positive and robust impact on (i) the level of competition; (ii) investment; and (iii) productivity. This impact …

We investigate the impact of competition policy enforcement on the functioning of European energy markets, and how … EU member states' competition policy decisions, and combine it with firm- and sector-level data. We find that EC merger … policy has a positive and robust impact on (i) the level of competition; (ii) investment; and (iii) productivity. This impact …

positively affects competition and productivity, though not yet perfectly effectively. In times of increased market concentration …

This paper empirically investigates the effectiveness of competition policy by estimating its impact on Total Factor … signficant effect of competition policy asmeasured by newly created indexes. We provide several arguments and results based on … causal way. At a disaggregated level, the effect on TFP growth is particularly strong for specific aspects of competition …

The aim of this paper is to describe in detail a set of newly developed indicators of the quality of competition policy …, Competition Policy Indexes, or CPIs. The CPIs measure the deterrence properties of a competition policy in a jurisdiction, where … for competition policy we mean the antitrust legislation, including the merger control provisions, and its enforcement …

This paper provides a comprehensive discussion of the deterrence properties of a competition policy regime. On the …

very effective. Selective relief for certain sectors may be problematic under competition law and may need to be granted …