This paper analyzes an optimal antitrust policy on horizontal mergers under asymmetric information when antitrust agency cannot observe the post-merger private cost of merged firms. By using a discrete mechanism design approach with self-selection, this paper proposes an incentive compatible...

This study examines strategic interactions in green managerial delegation contracts with environmental corporate social responsibility (ECSR). We consider a mixed oligopoly under cross-ownership between the private firms and compare three cases of delegation contracts within public firms—no...