Antitrust Law and Mergers

This book discusses the economic models and quantitative research involved in merger control forecasts, and the relationship between antitrust law and economics. It will be of interest to researchers in the field of antitrust law, competition law, economics and corporate law.

List of contents

Introduction
1. The Requisite Standard of Proof
2. The Forecast Period
3. Legal Control of the Forecasting Decision and the Competition Authority's Margin of Discretion
4. Selection Method for Choosing One among Several Rival Prospective Causal Statements
5. Teleological Functions, Methods and Stages of Forecast Decision-Making
6. Case Study: The Judgments of the GC and the ECJ in the Tetralaval/Sidel Case
7. Summary

About the author

David Hansen was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He spent half of his life in Athens, Greece; Berlin, Germany, and Boston, Massachusetts. He was initially a lawyer working with a US law firm. He then returned to academia where he earned an MA and a PhD from Harvard University. He was Teaching Fellow in Political Science and Comparative Literature. He is now affiliated with Sigma Xi and the Australian Institute of International Affairs. He specializes in antitrust law and economics, political science, international political economy, international affairs, civil-military relations, and philosophy of science.

Product details

• Authors: David Hansen, Hansen David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032899435
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3289943-5
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Routledge Research in Competition Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; LAW / General, LAW / Commercial / General, LAW / International, LAW / Corporate, International Law, Commercial law, LAW / Antitrust, Management of specific areas, Company law, Mergers and acquisitions law