The use of econometrics in merger reviews
Click here to read the full article onlineThe article, “The Use of Econometrics in Merger Reviews,” describes three types of econometric analyses that are often used in merger reviews to inform evaluations of the potential for mergers to cause anticompetitive harm: demand estimation and merger simulation, event studies, and price-concentration studies. These econometric analyses can be used independently or in combination, depending on the data available during a merger review.