Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/125155
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
DIW Discussion Papers No. 1523
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
We estimate the deterrence effects of European Commission (EC) merger policy instruments over the 1990-2009 period. Our empirical results suggest that phase-1 remedies uniquely generate robust deterrence as - unlike phase-1 withdrawals, phase-2 remedies, and preventions - phase-1 remedies lead to fewer merger notifications in subsequent years. Furthermore, the deterrence effects of phase-1 remedies work best in high-concentration industries; i.e., industries where the HHI is above the 0.2 cut-off level employed by the EC. Additionally, we find that phase-1 remedies do not deter clearly pro-competitive mergers, but do deter potentially anti-competitive mergers in high-concentration industries.
Subjects: 
merger
deterrence
European Commission
merger policy
competition policy
antitrust
JEL: 
K21
K40
L40
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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