A Dynamic Competition Evaluation of the Draft Merger Guidelines 2023

Dynamic Competition Initiative (2023)

10 Pages Posted: 18 Oct 2023

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Bowman Heiden

University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business; Center for Intellectual Property, University of Gothenburg

Filip Lubinski

European University Institute - Department of Law (LAW)

Nicolas Petit

European University Institute - Department of Law (LAW)

Thibault Schrepel

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Stanford University's Codex Center; University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)

Date Written: September 18, 2023

Abstract

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice published a draft update of their merger guidelines in July 2023. This paper reviews the Draft Merger Guidelines from a dynamic competition perspective. We base our findings and recommendations on recent economic literature dealing with innovation.

Keywords: dynamic competition, merger guidelines, merger control, innovation economics, antitrust, competition

JEL Classification: K21

Suggested Citation

Heiden, Bowman and Lubinski, Filip and Petit, Nicolas and Schrepel, Thibault, A Dynamic Competition Evaluation of the Draft Merger Guidelines 2023 (September 18, 2023). Dynamic Competition Initiative (2023), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4578712

Bowman Heiden (Contact Author)

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Nicolas Petit

European University Institute - Department of Law (LAW) ( email )

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Thibault Schrepel

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ( email )

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