We analyze the effects of structural remedies on merger activity in a Cournot oligopoly when the Antitrust Agency (AA …) cannot observe a proposed merger's efficiency type. Provided the AA follows a consumer surplus standard, an efficient merger …

We analyze evidence production in merger control as a delegation problem in an inquisitorial competition policy system …. The antitrust agency’s incentives to produce evidence on the efficiency of a merger proposal depend critically on its … implemented only after evidence on the efficiency of a merger proposal has been produced. …

combining and further analyzing the results of 52 retrospective studies on 82 mergers or merger-like transactions it can be …In this comprehensive review of ex-post merger studies price effects of horizontal transactions are evaluated. By … shown that the industry alone is no strong indication for the direction of price-related merger effects. However, the "size …

Market concentration often leads to unnecessarily high prices and reduced innovation. European merger control …, merger control needs to be enforced even more stringently, especially in digital markets. Attempts to weaken merger control …

In the 1990s, European merger regulation (EMR) was biased against foreign acquirers, especially if the deal harmed … 2004. With a sample of 474 merger proposals submitted to the EC during 1990–2007, we show that the EC's protectionism from …