that in absence of any penalty on cartel, a firm always prefers a cartel to merger, when the latter does not involve any … concentration among the competitive fringe lowers the profitability of merger as compared to cartel. We then discuss the impact of … antitrust regulation against cartel in the absence and presence of merger regulations. We find that in our model, regulation …

, which firms are part of it. The second aim of the experiment is to study the coordinated effects of a merger when partial … after a merger. Our findings suggest that merger analysis that is based on the assumption that only full cartels forms … produces misleading results. Our analysis also illustrates how merger simulations in the lab can be seen as a useful tool for …

profitable beyond that participation ratio. This result may be called a cross-ownership paradox, analogous to the merger paradox … highlight that cross-ownership can be preferable to a horizontal merger under Cournot competition. Not only is it more …

, we address three research questions: (i) Is the current development of analyzing industry with its recent merger activity … merger control in this industry, as well as a more active abuse control against already vertically-integrated media companies. …

guidelines reflect a substantial consensus on the appropriate template for merger assessment. Nevertheless, official protocols …

We investigate the impact of cartel breakdowns on merger activity. Merging information on cartel cases decided by the … European Commission (EC) between 2000 and 2011 with a detailed data set of worldwide merger activity, we find that, first, the … average number of all merger transactions increase by up to 51 percent when comparing the three years before the cartel …

We investigate the impact of cartel breakdowns on merger activity. Merging information on cartel cases decided by the … European Commission (EC) between 2000 and 2011 with a detailed data set of worldwide merger activity, we find that, first, the … average number of all merger transactions increase by up to 51 percent when comparing the three years before the cartel …

We analyze a large merger in the Dutch banking market during the financial crisis using disaggregated data. Based on a … merger simulation model, we evaluate merger-induced changes in the interest rates for savings accounts. We find that the …