An empirical analysis of Mexican merger policy (English)

A newly created dataset including 239 decisions made by the Mexican Federal Competition Commission on horizontal mergers between 1997 and 2001 is used to estimate the different factors affecting the Commission's resolution. The paper approximates the decision making process using two different discrete choice models. The results indicate that, contrary to the Commission's objective, the presence of efficiency gains increases the probability of a case...

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Avalos, Marcos;

De Hoyos Navarro,Rafael E.;
Document Date
2008/02/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS4527
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mexico,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
An empirical analysis of Mexican merger policy
Keywords
marginal effect

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Avalos, Marcos; De Hoyos Navarro,Rafael E..

An empirical analysis of Mexican merger policy (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4527 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/318821468044950160

An empirical analysis of Mexican merger policy (English)

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