Merger Policy with Freer Trade

Tom Ross ()
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Tom Ross: University of British Columbia, http://economics.ubc.ca/

Carleton Industrial Organization Research Unit (CIORU) from Carleton University, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper examines two questions related to merger policy in an economy moving toward free trade. The first asks whether the enhanced competition from foreign firms that comes with lower tariffs will always serve to reduce the market power effects of domestic mergers. While mergers involving domestic firms will, in general, have a small effect on price with freer trade, a merger with a foreign firm may have a greater effect. The secnd question involves the popular notion that, a small economies at least, a movement to free trade would be followed by a new merger wave. It is difficult to find compelling reasons why this should happen, though some suggestions are offered.

Pages: 22 pages
Date: 1986-10
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