The economics and politics of international merger enforcement: A case study of the GE/honeywell merger

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Abstract

"If it appears that the European Commission is unfairly blocking mergers between US companies principally to protect the position of European competitors, then the subcommittee will need to reexamine the open market the US has maintained for those sorts of acquisitions." Senator Jay Rockefeller IV (D-WV), chairman of the US Senate Aviation Subcommittee. "I deplore attempts to misinform the public and to trigger political intervention. This is entirely out of place in an antitrust case and has no impact on the Commission whatsoever. This is a matter of law and economics, not politics." European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Political Economy of Antitrust
PublisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Pages241-258
Number of pages18
ISBN (Print)9780444530936
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Publication series

NameContributions to Economic Analysis
Volume282
ISSN (Print)0573-8555

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)

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