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Efficiencies in the 2023 Merger Guidelines

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  • Blair Roger D.

    (Department of Economics, University of Florida and Affiliate Faculty, Levin College of Law, 3463 University of Florida , Gainesville, FL, USA)

  • Liu Olivia

    (Cutler Scholar, Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences & Warrington College of Business, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA)

Abstract

This paper casts a critical eye on the role of efficiencies in the 2023 Merger Guidelines. This analysis addresses mergers that reduce production costs, those that reduce transaction costs, and those that improve product quality. In addition, this paper examines the antitrust treatment of mergers that change the market structure and thereby improve both consumer and social welfare. These include mergers of successive monopolists, mergers of complementary good producers, and mergers that create bilateral monopoly.

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  • Blair Roger D. & Liu Olivia, 2025. "Efficiencies in the 2023 Merger Guidelines," Review of Law & Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 21(3), pages 675-696.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:rlecon:v:21:y:2025:i:3:p:675-696:n:1005
    DOI: 10.1515/rle-2025-0067
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    JEL classification:

    • K21 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Antitrust Law
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Monopoly

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