This book fills an important gap in our knowledge of the organization of EU manufacturing industry. At the empirical level, it draws on a newly constructed micro-level database (the European market share matrix) to present the first ever comprehensive picture of the concentration, integration,...

This paper estimates the implicit model, especially the roles of size asymmetries and firm numbers, used by the European Commission to identify mergers with coordinated effects. This subset of cases offers an opportunity to shed empirical light on the conditions where a Competition Authority...

Purpose – To examine the importance of appropriate education for health services managers and to identify what might be included in the curriculum for health services management education. Design/methodology/approach – The paper approaches these two questions through an exploration of the...