scrutinized by the European Commission between 1995 and 2014. We show that concentration, as measured by the market-specific post-merger … dimension analyzed. Strict past merger enforcement negatively correlates with concentration. Yet, this effect is stronger in the …

scrutinized by the European Commission between 1995 and 2014. We show that concentration, as measured by the market-specific post-merger … dimension analyzed. Strict past merger enforcement negatively correlates with concentration. Yet, this effect is stronger in the …

In the 1990s, European merger regulation (EMR) was biased against foreign acquirers, especially if the deal harmed … 2004. With a sample of 474 merger proposals submitted to the EC during 1990–2007, we show that the EC's protectionism from …

In the 1990s, European merger regulation (EMR) was biased against foreign acquirers, especially if the deal harmed … 2004. With a sample of 474 merger proposals submitted to the EC during 1990–2007, we show that the EC's protectionism from …

This article revisits the protectionism hypothesis related to the European merger regulation (EMR). In the 1990s, EMR … EC in the 1990s. With a sample of 474 merger proposals submitted to the EC during 1990–2007, we show that the EC …

The 2008 Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines of the European Commission did not entirely succeed in supplying a plausible … non-horizontal merger control has to prevent price increases due to short-term profit maximizing firms (as horizontal … merger control does) or whether it must contrast exclusionary conduct, of the type examined in the assessment of abuses of …