This study develops and uses a successive oligopoly model, with an unobservable non-linear tariff between upstream and … downstream firms, to analyze the possible anti-competitive effects of an upstream merger. We find that an upstream merger may … model is tested empirically on data for an upstream merger in the Norwegian food sector (specifically, the market for eggs …

compatibility and can engage in bundling. We consider the impact of merger on prices, investment and consumer surplus. We also …

arbitrage. Furthermore, a merger can lead to an equilibrium in which only the "high-demand" market is served. This is more … likely (i) the lower consumers' transportation costs and (ii) the higher the concentration of the industry. Therefore, merger … incentives are much larger than standard analysis suggests. -- Imperfect market segmentation ; oligopoly ; price discrimination …

We analyze the effects of structural remedies on merger activity in a Cournot oligopoly when the antitrust agency … induces strictly price-decreasing mergers. Finally, under incomplete information an effcient merger type is to be doomed to …

We analyze the effects of structural remedies on merger activity in a Cournot oligopoly when the antitrust agency … induces strictly price-decreasing mergers. -- Remedies ; Divestiture ; Merger Control ; Oligopoly ; Synergies …

mergers. If this assumption held, a positive external effect of a proposed merger would represent a sufficient condition to … allow the merger. However, the empirical picture on mergers and acquisitions reveals a significant share of unprofitable … mergers and economic theory, moreover, demonstrates that privately unprofitable mergers can be the result of rational action …

leadership in a symmetric Cournot oligopoly. I first explore the case of a single merger and show that, despite being such merger …I set up an endogenous merger model in which, whenever fi rms agree to join in a coalition, the new entity acquires the … coalition or an n - 1-fi rm coalition. I then allow for multiple coalitions and show that merger waves often occur as a fi rms …