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Role of the Economics in the EU’s New Vertical Merger Policy: Thoughts on the Merger between Tomtom and Tele Atlas

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  • Ekrem Kalkan

    (Turkish Competition Authority)

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The European Union adoped a new guidelines related to the assessment of vertical mergers towards end of 2007. This guidelines suggests an effect-based and economic approach in analyzing vertical mergers. The vertical merger between Tom Tom and Tele Atlas, which are undertakings operating at different stages of the portable navigation devices market, is of particular importance as being the first case decided under the new guidelines. This paper aims to discuss the strong and weak parts of the European Commission's decision for this transaction in the light of economic theories.

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  • Ekrem Kalkan, 2014. "Role of the Economics in the EU’s New Vertical Merger Policy: Thoughts on the Merger between Tomtom and Tele Atlas," Ekonomik Yaklasim, Ekonomik Yaklasim Association, vol. 25(91), pages 55-68.
    • Handle: RePEc:eyd:eyjrnl:v:25:y:2014:i:91:p:55-68
    DOI: 10.5455/ey.35412
    Note: [Turkish Title] AB’nin Yeni Dikey Birleşme Politikasında İktisadın Rolü: Tomtom ve Tele Atlas Arasındaki Birleşme Üzerine Düşünceler [Turkish Abstract] Avrupa Birliği, 2007 yılı sonlarına doğru dikey birleşmelerin değerlendirilmesine yönelik yeni bir rehber yayınlamıştır. Bu rehberde dikey birleşmelerin etki-bazlı ve iktisadi bir bakış açısı ile incelenmesine vurgu yapılmaktadır. Navigasyon cihazı piyasasının farklı seviyelerinde faaliyet gösteren Tom Tom ve Tele Atlas adlı teşebbüsler arasındaki dikey bütünleşme işlemi bu yeni rehberin ilk uygulaması olması açısından özel bir öneme sahiptir. Bu yazıda AB Komisyonu’nun söz konusu işlem hakkındaki kararı iktisadi teoriler çerçevesinde incelenmekte ve kararın güçlü ve zayıf yanları tartışılmaktadır. [Turkish Keywords] Dikey birleşme, rekabet iktisadı, etki-bazlı yaklaşım, navigasyon cihazı, girdi kısıtlaması.
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    Keywords

    Vertical merger; competition economics; effects-based approach; navigation device; input foreclosure.;
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    JEL classification:

    • L40 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - General
    • K21 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Antitrust Law

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