effects. -- merger simulation ; merger control ; antitrust ; oligopoly theory ; auction models ; mergers & acquisitions … employment of merger simulation models in merger control procedures during the past almost 15 years. Merger simulation is … of state-of-the-art merger simulation models and review their previous employment in merger cases as well as the problems …

effects. -- merger simulation ; merger control ; antitrust ; oligopoly theory ; auction models ; mergers & acquisitions … employment of merger simulation models in merger control procedures during the past almost 15 years. Merger simulation is … of state-of-the-art merger simulation models and review their previous employment in merger cases as well as the problems …

United States antitrust merger analysis has recently focused on simulating the unilateral effects of mergers. We … develop a model to simulate the unilateral price increase from a merger in an auction market. We illustrate our results in the … price increases predicted by our model are modest in general. We also simulate the merger cost savings that are needed to …