Cosnita-Langlais, Andreea; Tropeano, Jean-Philippe - EconomiX, Université Paris Ouest-Nanterre la Défense … - 2013
We study the optimal timing of merger control by comparing the pre-and post closing enforcement. Mergers have both pro- and anticompetitive effects, and the parties(the agency and the merging
firms) veri
able information on them is endogenous: it depends on the timing of the merger control,...