In 2015, numerous companies offered health insurance in the United States, but there were five clear leaders in terms of revenue: UnitedHealth Group, Anthem, Aetna, Cigna, and Humana. On July 3 of that year, Aetna announced an agreement to purchase Humana for $37 billion in a combination of cash...

Die Dissertation beschäftigt sich mit der wissenschaftlichen Analyse der deutschen und europäischen Wettbewerbspolitik, wobei eine Evaluation vergangener wettbewerbspolitischer Entscheidungen in ausgewählten Bereichen der Wettbewerbspolitik vorgenommen wird und relevante Implikationen für...

This chapter discusses the latest and most important mergers in the recent large consolidation of the agrochemical industry. It examines not only standard pricing effects, but also the difficult and novel issues related to how a merger affects innovation competition. While the economics...

This Comment is written in response to DOJ-FTC Request for Information on Merger Enforcement. We explain that the use of pricing algorithms based on artificial intelligence methodologies (hereinafter: "pricing algorithms"), by one or both parties, should be taken into account in the merger...