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Innovation and mergers in the EU and the US - How should enforcement agencies take innovation effects into their merger analysis?

Sveinbjörnsdóttir, Halla María LU (2013) JAEM03 20131
Department of Law
Abstract
This thesis will examine how innovation effects in merger cases are assessed in the EU and the US, with a brief comparison between these two systems, supported by guidelines and relevant case law mostly in the high-tech sector. It will establish that the two systems are similar in their assessment, however one can say that the US has been more future oriented and has included innovation market analysis in its assessment, whereas the EU is perhaps more case specific oriented. Discussion of existing problems will be examined and some suggestions will be made on how the enforcement agencies should address innovation effects in their merger analysis.
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author
Sveinbjörnsdóttir, Halla María LU
supervisor
organization
course
JAEM03 20131
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
competition, innovation, dynamic efficiency, innovation market, merger control
language
English
id
3813961
date added to LUP
2013-09-06 14:55:27
date last changed
2013-09-06 14:55:27
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  abstract     = {{This thesis will examine how innovation effects in merger cases are assessed in the EU and the US, with a brief comparison between these two systems, supported by guidelines and relevant case law mostly in the high-tech sector. It will establish that the two systems are similar in their assessment, however one can say that the US has been more future oriented and has included innovation market analysis in its assessment, whereas the EU is perhaps more case specific oriented. Discussion of existing problems will be examined and some suggestions will be made on how the enforcement agencies should address innovation effects in their merger analysis.}},
  author       = {{Sveinbjörnsdóttir, Halla María}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Innovation and mergers in the EU and the US - How should enforcement agencies take innovation effects into their merger analysis?}},
  year         = {{2013}},
}