Mergers

Study: Politically-Connected Firms More Likely to Receive Favorable Merger Reviews from Antitrust Regulators

A new study finds that firms connected to members of the House and Senate judiciary committees are more likely to receive favorable merger reviews.     The...

How Pro-Competition Rules Can Benefit Consumers: A Look at the Wireless Industry

A new Stigler Center working paper examines the political factors that shape competition in the wireless sector around the world and finds that pro-competition rules...

Do Mergers Benefit or Harm the Economy? Q&A with Bruce Blonigen

A new paper finds that mergers allow firms to raise prices, but finds no evidence that they improve productivity or efficiency. Do large mergers benefit or harm consumers? Over...

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