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

Although there is anecdotal evidence that merger control may constitute a barrier to the integration of European retail … dataset on the transparency on merger control in the EU banking sector, we estimate the probability that a bank is taken over … as a function of its characteristics, country characteristics and the transparency of merger control in the banking …

"This book provides a detailed analytical assessment of merger and acquisition phenomenon in banking. It advances the …