There are legal grounds to hear competitors in merger control proceedings, and competitor involvement has gained … in EU merger cases and give an overview of the legal discussion in the EU and US. …

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 …

We analyze evidence production in merger control as a delegation problem in an inquisitorial competition policy system …. The antitrust agency’s incentives to produce evidence on the efficiency of a merger proposal depend critically on its … implemented only after evidence on the efficiency of a merger proposal has been produced. …

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 …

We estimate the deterrence effects of European Commission (EC) merger policy instruments over the 1990-2009 period. Our … remedies, and preventions – phase-1 remedies lead to fewer merger notifications in subsequent years. Furthermore, the …