We examine antitrust rules in a two county general equilibrium trade model, contrasting national and multilateral …

. It follows that an antitrust authority ignoring existing PPOs when evaluating merger proposals (which reflects the … to the merger. We show that a PPO reduces the minimal synergy level necessary to make a merger beneficial for consumers … current EU merger control regime) invites sneaky takeovers: Acquiring firms strategically use PPOs prior to a full merger …

economy instead of standard antitrust concerns. In technology areas where the breakup reduced concentration, patenting …

We estimate the deterrence effects of European Commission (EC) merger policy instruments over the 1990-2009 period. Our … remedies, and preventions – phase-1 remedies lead to fewer merger notifications in subsequent years. Furthermore, the …

antitrust policy, we underscore that an active private equity market can aid antitrust authorities by triggering welfare …