June 23, 2022
Madrid
Scope and objetive
The aim of this workshop was to foster discussions between members of the Spanish Competition Authority (CNMC) and TSE researchers on recent issues relating to merger control. The two central topics that were addressed were conglomerate mergers and the impact of mergers on innovation.
TSE Participants
Papers presented
Zhijun Chen, and Patrick Rey, "A Theory of Conglomerate Mergers", TSE Working Paper n. 23-1447, June 2023.
Marc Bourreau, Bruno Jullien, and Yassine Lefouili, “Mergers and Demand-Enhancing Innovation”, TSE Working Paper, n. 18-907, March 2018, revised April 2021.