tools; and 4) deterrence of anti-competitive mergers. To infer the economic impact of the merger policy reform, we compare … the results of our four tests before and after its introduction. Our results suggest that the policy reform seems to have …

-grounded. -- merger control ; regulatory reform ; EU Commission ; event-study …

tools; and 4) deterrence of anti-competitive mergers. To infer the economic impact of the merger policy reform, we compare … the results of our four tests before and after its introduction. Our results suggest that the policy reform seems to have … been only a modest improvement of European merger policy. -- merger control ; regulatory reform ; EU Commission ; event-study …

, and 4) deterrence. We find that after the reform the predictability and the accuracy of decisions have improved. Yet, the …

Fokus auf der Fusionskontrolle. Vertieft beleuchtet die Arbeit das in der deutschen Wettbewerbsordnung in dieser Form …