Making European merger policy more predictable

Law of Europe > Europe. Organization and integration law > Regional organization and integration (Europe) > The European Communities. Community law > Economic law > General > Corporate consolidation, merger, etc.

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Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): Stefan Voigt, André Schmidt
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): Netherlands
Publication Information: Dordrecht ; Norwell, MA : Springer, ©2005
Publication Type (Medium): Electronic books
Material: Document, Internet resource
Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
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Responsable Person: by Stefan Voigt and André Schmidt.
Publication Date: 2005
Copyright Date: 2005
Location: Norwell, MA
Country/State: Netherlands
Number of Editions: 19 editions
First edition Date: 2005
Last edition Date: 2005
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KJE6467
Dewey Code: 346.406626
ISBN: 9781402030901 1402030908 1402030894 9781402030895
OCLC: 262680092

Main Contents

COVER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER I: PREDICTABILITY AS A CRUCIAL CONDITION FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
1. Introductory Remarks
2. Some Theoretical Considerations Concerning Predictability
3. Some Empirical Results Concerning Predictability
4. The Predictability of European Merger Policy
4.1. A Survey Amongst Large European Firms
4.1.1. Before Notification
5. Proposals for Improving Predictability
CHAPTER II: DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPETITION THEORY
1. Introductory Remarks
2. The Harvard Approach
2.1. Main Points
2.2. Policy Implications
2.3. Critique
3. The Chicago Approach
3.1. Main Points
3.2. Policy Implications
3.3. Critique
4. Contestability Theory
4.1. Main Points
4.2. Policy Implications
4.3. Critique
5. The Contribution of Game Theory: the New Industrial Organisation
5.1. Game Components
5.2. Advantages of Using Game Theory in Competition Theory
5.3. Critique Concerning the Use of Game Theory in Competition Theory
6. The Contribution of The New Institutional Economics: Transaction Cost Economics
6.1. Transactions and Transaction Costs
6.2. Assumptions of Transaction Cost Economics
6.3. Policy Implications
7. In lieu of a summary: Consensus and Dissensus Between the Various Approaches
CHAPTER III: TRENDS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
1. Liberalisation as a Driving Force of Globalisation
1.1. General Trends
1.2. Sector-Specific Liberalisation
2. Economic and Technological Factors
2.1. Rapid Technological Change
2.2. Increasing Mobility of Supply
2.3. Developments in Transport Costs
2.4. The Internet
2.5. Homogenisation of Preferences
2.6. Rapid Change of Consumption Patterns
3. Conclusions
CHAPTER IV: POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF TRENDS IN THEORY (B) AND DEVELOPMENTS IN BUSINESS (C) FOR COMPETITION POLICY
1. Introduction
2. From Market Definition to Assessing Dominance
2.1. The Standard Approach
2.2. Consequences of Recent Theoretical Developments
2.3. Consequences of Recent Trends in Business Environment
2.4. Current EU Practice
2.5. Proposals Towards Enhancing Predictability
2.5.1. Simple Tools
2.5.2. Improvements Due to Theoretical Developments
2.5.3. Improvements Due to Trends in the Business Environment
3. A Closer Look at Barriers to Entry and Contestability
3.1. The Standard Approach
3.2. Consequences of Recent Theoretical Developments
3.3. Consequences of Recent Trends in the Business Environment
3.4. Current EU Practice
3.5. Proposals Towards Enhancing Predictability
4. Assessing Collective Dominance
4.1. Standard Approach
4.2. Recent Theoretical Developments
4.3. Recent Trends in the Business Environment
4.4. Current EU Practice
4.5. Reform Proposals
CHAPTER V: CASE STUDIES
1. Assessment of Barriers to Entry in European Merger Control: The Cases of Volvo/Scania, Mercedes-Benz/Ka?ssbohrer, and MAN/Auwa?rter
1.1. Barriers to Entry in the Case of MERCEDES-BENZ/KA?SSBOHRER
1.2. Barriers to Entry in the Case of VOLVO/SCANIA
1.3. MAN/AUWA?RTER
1.4. Economic Assessment
2. Ass.

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