Role of Economics & Economic Evidence in Merger Analysis

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Practical Tools

Working Group:

Merger

Author:

ICN

Date:

2013

The MWG revised Chapter 4 of the ICN Investigative Techniques Handbook for Merger Review on “The Role of Economics and Economic Evidence in Merger Analysis”, with the aim of (i) strengthening the Chapter 4 by providing more concrete guidance on the practical use of quantitative techniques in the investigation; and (ii) updating and broadening the scope of the Chapter 4. The new Chapter 4 reviews the specific economic tools typically used for assessments of horizontal mergers, also by means of illustrated by actual case studies.

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