Alive and Kicking: Collusion Theories in Merger Analysis at the Federal Trade Commission

This paper undertakes a systematic review of 75 merger decisions to identify the conditions that increase the likelihood of a collusion finding. Standard structural concerns are readily identified, while behavioral factors defy characterization. The results of the analysis also support a Folk Theorem in which structural concerns are validated with some type of performance evidence.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Coate, Malcolm
Published in:	CPI Journal. - Competition Policy International. - Vol. 4.2008, 2
Publisher:	Competition Policy International

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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