Fearful asymmetry

One of the European Commission's main concerns about mergers in concentrated markets is the extent to which they may make these markets more susceptible to tacit collusion. A merger does not merely reduce the number of firms in the market; it may make collusion more or less likely by altering the degree of symmetry in their competitive capabilities. This bulletin explores the latest thinking on these issues in merger analysis.

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