Dynamic merger review.

We analyze the optimal dynamic policy of an antitrust authority toward horizontal mergers when merger proposals are endogenous and occur over time. Approving a currently proposed merger may affect the profitability and welfare effects of potential future mergers, whose characteristics may not yet be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nocke, V, Whinston, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: University of Chicago Press 2010