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A Dynamic Competition Evaluation of the Draft Merger Guidelines 2023

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice published a draft update of their merger guidelines in July 2023. Bowman HeidenFilip LubinskiNicolas PetitThibault Schrepel review the Draft Merger Guidelines from a dynamic competition perspective. They base their findings and recommendations on recent economic literature dealing with innovation. Read it here: contribution.

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