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The 2023 Merger Guidelines: A Critical Assessment

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  • Dennis W. Carlton

    (David McDaniel Keller Professor of Economics Emeritus, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
    National Bureau of Economic Research
    Compass Lexecon)

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  • Dennis W. Carlton, 2024. "The 2023 Merger Guidelines: A Critical Assessment," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 65(1), pages 129-145, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:65:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s11151-024-09962-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s11151-024-09962-0
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