Horizontal Mergers and Innovation

29 Pages Posted: 6 Mar 2018 Last revised: 16 Sep 2018

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Bruno Jullien

University of Toulouse 1 - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Yassine Lefouili

University of Toulouse 1 - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

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Date Written: August 1, 2018

Abstract

This paper discusses the effects of horizontal mergers on innovation. We rely on the existing academic literature and our own research work to present the various positive and negative effects of mergers on innovation. Our analysis shows that the overall impact of a merger on innovation may be either positive or negative and sheds light on the circumstances under which each of these scenarios is likely to arise. We derive a number of policy implications regarding the way innovation effects should be handled by competition authorities in merger control and highlight the differences with the analysis of price effects.

Keywords: Merger Policy, Innovation, R&D Investments

JEL Classification: K21, L13, L40

Suggested Citation

Jullien, Bruno and Lefouili, Yassine, Horizontal Mergers and Innovation (August 1, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3135177 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3135177

Bruno Jullien (Contact Author)

University of Toulouse 1 - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) ( email )

Place Anatole-France
Toulouse Cedex, F-31042
France

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London
United Kingdom

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

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Munich, DE-81679
Germany

Yassine Lefouili

University of Toulouse 1 - Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

1 Esplanade de l’Université
Toulouse, F-31000
France

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