Market Definition and the Merger Guidelines
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Market definition; Mergers; Merger guidelines; Hypothetical monopolist test; Competition policy; Antitrust; D42; K21; L40;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Monopoly
- K21 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Antitrust Law
- L40 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - General
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