Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Horizontal Merger Guidelines

5 Pages Posted: 29 Apr 2022

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Richard Gilbert

University of California, Berkeley

Michael L. Katz

Haas School of Business; University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics

Date Written: April 21, 2022

Abstract

This is a response to a request for comments issued by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to revise their Horizontal Merger Guidelines. Our comments highlight three areas for which new guidance or clarification of existing guidance is appropriate: market definition, innovation, and acquisition of actual potential or nascent competitors.

Keywords: Mergers, innovation, market definition, potential competition

JEL Classification: L40

Suggested Citation

Gilbert, Richard and Katz, Michael L., Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Horizontal Merger Guidelines (April 21, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4090045 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4090045

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Michael L. Katz

Haas School of Business ( email )

Berkeley, CA 94720
United States

University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics ( email )

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Berkeley, CA 94709
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