The literature identifies a significant drop in merger control enforcement activity on both sides of the Atlantic … economics suggest that a lack of 'fit' between the 'new' economic approach to merger control and the 'old' institutional … implicitly raising the standard of proof, leading to unattainable standards, virtually eroding merger control enforcement power …

We show that the number of merger proposals (frequency-based deterrence) is a more appropriate indicator of underlying … changes in merger policy than the relative anti-competitiveness of merger proposals (composition-based deterrence). This has … strong implications for the empirical analysis of the deterrence effects of merger policy enforcement, and potential …

particular on strategic topics and industrial policy. Ensuring a better interplay between EU merger control rules and such EU … Project of Common European Interest concept (IPCEI) and by amending the EU Merger Control Regulation to allow positive …

Non price considerations in merger control and unilateral conduct enforcement have been elements of the competition … of innovation has characterised the European Commission’s enforcement practice. The paper looks into merger control cases … approach the European Commission takes in assessing innovation in merger control is pragmatic and appropriate for dynamic …

dynamic institutional interrelationship plays out in the area of merger control. This article provides a descriptive … methods based on survey data of antitrust practitioners on merger issues to better understand institutional choice and the … merger enforcement under Bush. Slightly more than half of all practitioners surveyed found no change in merger enforcement …

third parties. These "market tests" have become a central step of the antitrust procedure and merger control. The authors of …

. 139/04 on European merger control is also fully taken into consideration. European Antitrust Law places current EC … antitrust and merger control rules in their historical context, considering both the economic foundations and guiding principles … National Courts PART X: EUROPEAN MERGER CONTROL 41. The Role of Merger Control in the EC Treaty 42. Competence in the Field of …

The literature identifies a significant drop in merger control enforcement activity on both sides of the Atlantic … economics suggest that a lack of ‘fit' between the ‘new' economic approach to merger control and the ‘old' institutional … implicitly raising the standard of proof, leading to unattainable standards, virtually eroding merger control enforcement power …