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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787495103321

Autore

Kwoka John E.

Titolo

Mergers, merger control, and remedies : a retrospective analysis of U.S. policy / / John Kwoka with contributions by Daniel Greenfield and Chengyan Gu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-262-32777-5

0-262-32776-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Disciplina

338.8/30973

Soggetti

Consolidation and merger of corporations - United States

Consolidation and merger of corporations - Government policy - United States

Antitrust law - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Mergers and Merger Policy in the United States: An Overview; 3 Evaluating Merger Outcomes; 4 Guide to Merger Analysis Using Difference in Differences; 5 Merger Retrospectives: Two Studies; 6 Mergers and Product Prices; 7 Merger Policy and Remedies; 8 Merger Remedies, Structural and Conduct; 9 Retrospective Studies of Groups of Mergers; 10 Summary of Findings and Concluding Observations; Appendix I: Summaries of Individually Studied Mergers; Appendix II: Summaries of Group Merger Studies; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive analysis of merger outcomes based on all empirical studies, with an assessment of the effectiveness of antitrust policy toward mergers.