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Economic Analysis at the European Commission 2012–2013

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  • Thomas Buettner
  • Giulio Federico
  • Kai-Uwe Kühn
  • Dimitrios Magos

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In 2012–2013 the European Commission has had particularly prominent merger cases, with two prohibitions of transactions and several clearances with far-reaching remedies. In these cases economic analysis has been tightly integrated into the general argument of the Commission and became central to the outcome of the cases. Based on economic theory and supporting data, the Commission has pursued novel economic theories of harm and challenged some economically dubious “common wisdom” in merger assessment. The second area in which economic analysis has had a major impact is in state aid modernization. The new regional aid guidelines of 2013 have moved the rules much closer to economic thinking about effective regional aid and introduced requirements for economic ex-post analysis. Finally, the decisions on the e-books case reflect close cross-Atlantic cooperation with respect to the economic analysis and the design of appropriate remedies. This article reports on a number of examples for the most important cases. Copyright European Union 2013

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  • Thomas Buettner & Giulio Federico & Kai-Uwe Kühn & Dimitrios Magos, 2013. "Economic Analysis at the European Commission 2012–2013," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 43(4), pages 265-290, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:43:y:2013:i:4:p:265-290
    DOI: 10.1007/s11151-013-9413-9
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    1. Buettner, Thomas & Federico, Giulio & Lorincz, Szabolcs, 2016. "The Use of Quantitative Economic Techniques in EU Merger Control," MPRA Paper 76384, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Giulio Federico & Massimo Motta & Penelope Papandropoulos, 2015. "Recent Developments at DG Competition: 2014," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 47(4), pages 399-423, December.

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