Making European Merger Policy More Predictable

• Main Authors: Voigt, Stefan (Author), Schmidt, André (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Subjects: Public international law.; Industrial organization.; European Economic Community literature.; Economic policy.; Law and economics.; Economics.; Economic Policy.; European Integration.; Industrial Organization.; Law and Economics.; Public International Law.

Making European Merger Policy More Predictable analyses European Merger Control with regard to its capacity to generate predictability among the concerned parties. Starting from the premise that predictability is of overwhelming importance for the functioning of market economies, Voigt and Schmidt a...

Table of Contents:

• Predictability as a Crucial Condition for Economic Growth and Development
• Developments in Competition Theory
• Trends in the Business Environment
• Possible Consequences of Trends in Theory (B) and Developments in Business (C) for Competition Policy
• Case Studies
• Practical Proposals.