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Market Definition and the Merger Guidelines

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  • Louis Kaplow, 2011. "Market Definition and the Merger Guidelines," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 39(1), pages 107-125, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:39:y:2011:i:1:p:107-125
    DOI: 10.1007/s11151-011-9305-9
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    5. Budzinski, Oliver & Gänßle, Sophia & Stöhr, Annika, 2020. "The draft for the 10th amendment of German competition law: Towards a new concept of "Outstanding relevance across markets"?," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers 142, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics.
    6. Paul S. Koh, 2024. "Market Definition: A Sensitivity Analysis," Papers 2407.12774, arXiv.org.
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    9. Budzinski, Oliver & Lindstädt-Dreusicke, Nadine, 2018. "The new media economics of video-on-demand markets: Lessons for competition policy," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers 116, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics.

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    Keywords

    Market definition; Mergers; Merger guidelines; Hypothetical monopolist test; Competition policy; Antitrust; D42; K21; L40;
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    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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