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Claire Lavin

Claire Lavin is a Research Fellow at the Open Markets Institute Europe. She contributes to Open Markets' advocacy and research work in Europe. Claire deals with a range of EU competition policy issues with a particular focus on technology and Big Tech firms.
Antitrust and Competition

The EU’s Merger Guidelines Risk Undermining Their Own Progress

Max von Thun
The European Union’s draft Merger Guidelines strengthen competition enforcement by acknowledging the potential harms of market concentration to society, including worker bargaining power and more vulnerable democratic institutions. However, Max von Thun and Claire Lavin argue that this progress is undermined by the introduction of a bias for scale and efficiency loopholes, which give large corporations more paths to complete a merger.
Antitrust and Competition

The EU Must Revise Its Merger Guidelines To Strengthen Innovation, Security, and Democracy

Max von Thun
Max von Thun and Claire Lavin argue that the European Commission must revise its merger guidelines to emphasize how competition policy can protect goals beyond prices, including innovation, security, and democracy. This will create a more prosperous European Union.

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