Van Cayseele, PatrickKonings, JozefDe Loecker, Jan2016-11-182016-11-182003-12Van Cayseele Patrick, Konings Jozef, De Loecker Jan, 2003, Center for Economic Studies; Merger Review: How much of industry is affected in an international perspective?. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1893http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1893The ex ante merger control process that exists at the EC as well as in many of the constituting member states is a particular type of government intervention, namely one in the market for corporate control. As such, it is supposed to correct for a market failure. Here in particular, merging firms could gain market power and raise prices at the expense of consumers in a way the welfare standard is reduced...enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United Statesmerger controlinternational perspectiveResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Business and economicsWorking Paper