Publications in: Mergers

Economic Analysis of Merger in Hong Kong Mobile Telephony Sector – May 2014

Published: 05 May, 2014

This final report considers the likely competition effects in Hong Kong telecommunications markets of the proposed acquisition of CSL New World Mobility Limited (CSLNWM) by HKT Limited. We assess whether there is likely to be a substantial lessening of competition (SLC) as a result of the merger; whether there are benefits to the public that […]

Merger Control: Defending a Problematic Merger

Published: June, 2011

Conference on Competition Law in Transition: Trends and Challenges, 15—17 June 2011, Dubrovnik.

Statistical Inference in Merger Analysis

Published: 2004

In the context of merger analysis, statistical inference is often used in the guise of a hypothesis test, where the test is on whether the merger will be harmful to consumers (and/or possibly to other competitors). The aim of this Working Paper is to review the methodological choices regarding the use of statistical inference. We […]