In this comprehensive review of ex-post merger studies price effects of horizontal transactions are evaluated. By … combining and further analyzing the results of 52 retrospective studies on 82 mergers or merger-like transactions it can be … shown that the industry alone is no strong indication for the direction of price-related merger effects. However, the "size …

procedures for merger control. We describe the main constituencies (both internal and external) involved in merger control in … both jurisdictions and discuss how a typical merger case would be handled under these procedures. At each stage, we … informal, the balance in the investigation and evaluation of the merger being provided by the credible threat of a court …

We analyze the effects of structural remedies on merger activity in a Cournot oligopoly when the Antitrust Agency (AA …) cannot observe a proposed merger's efficiency type. Provided the AA follows a consumer surplus standard, an efficient merger …

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 …

that would prevent a merger from harming consumers for 1,014 mergers affecting 12,325 antitrust markets scrutinized by the … concerns about the Commission’s merger enforcement being too lax. …

. Even if market concentration and technological disadvantages lead to a significant welfare reduction after merger, from …

Mergers and acquisitions shape industry competition. Effective merger remedies are important for market efficiency and …-phase, bifurcated merger control system. This system integrates ex-ante processes with more systematic and comprehensive ex … merger control in dynamic markets. …