Frank P. Maier-Rigaud
IESEG School of Management (LEM-CNRS), Department of Economics and Quantitative Methods; NERA Economic Consulting
Kay Parplies
2009
European Competition Law Review (ECLR), Vol. 30, No. 11, pp. 565-579, 2009
Abstract:
The most striking initial observation when looking at the Commission’s track record in 2004-2008 is that its horizontal merger enforcement seems to have ground to a near halt when measured by the number and proportion of prohibition decisions. However, as we argue below, prohibition decisions form only part of the Commission’s merger control activity, and the apparent drop in prohibition decisions during 2004-2008 does therefore not automatically imply ineffective enforcement.
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