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Platform mergers and antitrust

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  • Georgios Petropoulos
  • Marshall Van Alstyne
  • Geoffrey Parker

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This paper sets out a framework for addressing competition concerns arising from acquisitions in big platform ecosystems.

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  • Georgios Petropoulos & Marshall Van Alstyne & Geoffrey Parker, 2021. "Platform mergers and antitrust," Bruegel Working Papers 40796, Bruegel.
    • Handle: RePEc:bre:wpaper:40796
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