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A comprehensive study dedicated to merger control, taking into account the most recent studies and developments in this area
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Making European Merger Policy More Predictable analyses European Merger Control with regard to its capacity to generate predictability among the concerned parties. Starting from the premise that predictability is of overwhelming importance for the functioning of market economies, Voigt and Schmidt ask to what degree European Merger Control has been predictable over the last couple of years. The authors show both theoretically and empirically that there have been serious shortcomings with regard to the predictability of competition policy. They identify the insufficient recognition of the consequences of globalization on the competitive processes as well as an often inconsistent application of economic theory as the root causes for the lack of predictability. The inconsistent application of economic theory is particularly relevant with regard to potential competition and the evaluation of collective dominance. The authors generate a substantial number of proposals that could help to improve predictability. On this basis, Voigt and Schmidt critically assess the recent reforms of European Merger Control.
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Kassel, Germany
Stefan Voigt
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University of Göttingen, Germany
André Schmidt
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Making European Merger Policy More Predictable
Authors: Stefan Voigt, André Schmidt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3090-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3089-5Published: 31 December 1899
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-5263-9Published: 29 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3090-1Published: 24 October 2005
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 194
Topics: Economic Policy, European Integration, Industrial Organization, Law and Economics, Public International Law