Merger Policy and Efficiency Gains

This paper provides a discussion on mergers and the role played by efficiency gains. By introducing a capacity-constrained Cournot model, we show that one way to extract useful information from merging firms is to design a scheme (requiring that the firms divest some of their assets) that leads to s...

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Autor principal: Marcos Ávalos Bracho
Formato: Artículo científico
Publicado: Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C. 2010
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Acceso en línea:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32315831005
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=mx/mx-010&d=32315831005oai
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topic Economía y Finanzas
Efficiency gains
merger policy
structural remedies
spellingShingle Economía y Finanzas
Efficiency gains
merger policy
structural remedies
Marcos Ávalos Bracho
Merger Policy and Efficiency Gains
topic_facet Economía y Finanzas
Efficiency gains
merger policy
structural remedies
description This paper provides a discussion on mergers and the role played by efficiency gains. By introducing a capacity-constrained Cournot model, we show that one way to extract useful information from merging firms is to design a scheme (requiring that the firms divest some of their assets) that leads to self-selection of the more socially worthwhile mergers.
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title Merger Policy and Efficiency Gains
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publisher Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C.
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