-called more economic approach in the 2000s). This contribution reviews the state of the art in antitrust-oriented modern … industrial economics and, in particular, critically discusses open questions and possible limits of basing antitrust on modern …

This report studies the importance of efficiency gains from horizontal mergers. A general theme throughout this report … is that efficiency gains, and their pass-on to consumers, may vary substantially from merger to merger. For this reason … it seems appropriate to reconsider current practice in European merger control, which does not allow the merging parties …

. This development is documented by various research papers, high-level exchanges between antitrust experts as well as an … horizontal mergers and to discuss applications of critical loss analysis in recent cases. The results suggest that the …

uncovers new effects. First, exclusive deals can be used to improve the incumbent’s bargaining position in the merger … installing new capacity. Third, exclusive dealing reduces welfare because (i) it may trigger entry through merger whereas de novo …

This report studies the importance of efficiency gains from horizontal mergers. A general theme throughout this report … is that efficiency gains, and their pass-on to consumers, may vary substantially from merger to merger. For this reason … it seems appropriate to reconsider current practice in European merger control, which does not allow the merging parties …

employment of merger simulation models in merger control procedures during the past almost 15 years. Merger simulation is …, nevertheless, still a very young and innovative instrument of antitrust and, therefore, its ‘technical’ potential is far from being … comprehensively exploited and teething problems in its practical use in the antitrust environment prevail. We provide a classification …

appropriate simulation model for any given merger proposal. Due to the inevitable necessity to reduce real-world complexity and …Advanced economic instruments like simulation models are enjoying an increased popularity in practical antitrust. There … multi-parameter character of merger cases, the comparative fit of proposed merger simulation models with mutually …