On the inefficiency of merger control

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 102
Issue: 1
Pages: 53-55

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

According to the Merger Guidelines, the Antitrust Authority has to challenge an anticompetitive merger. These guidelines, however, neglect the parties' litigation costs during trial. We analyze under which circumstances these costs are so high that the agency's intervention is inefficient.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:102:y:2009:i:1:p:53-55
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25