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Modern antitrust analysis of mergers is sophisticated, challenging and complex: defining the relevant markets, asessing if the merging firms will have market power, analyzing the competitive effects of the transaction, and assessing and quantifying likely efficiencies are complex exercises central to the review of many mergers. 

The OECD plays a key role in the development of common principles regarding the standard of review of mergers, filing requirements in international mergers as well as safeguards and more effective cooperation among competition authorities.

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8th meeting of the Global Forum on Competition, 19-20 February 2009 - Paris, France

from 19-Feb-2009 to 20-Feb-2009

The 8th OECD Global Forum on Competition brought together senior competition officials from around the world to discuss the importance of competition and the role of competition authorities in the global economy, including: potential conflicts between competition policy and national champions; the impact of the informal economy on competitive markets; the balance between the public interest and competition policy in times of economic crisis; and how young competition agencies can best learn from more experienced colleagues.

Competition Law and Policy in El Salvador: Peer Review

30-Oct-2008

El Salvador’s first competition law took effect on 1 January 2006. Jointly published by OECD and the IDB, this report reviews competition laws and policies in El Salvador since that date and provides recommendations for further reforms. This report is also available in Spanish.

Dynamic Efficiencies in Merger Analysis

16-May-2008

This roundtable addressed the recurring synergies that mergers sometimes create.  These synergies, or “efficiencies,” can have very potent beneficial effects but are devilishly difficult to identify and measure.  The Committee focused on dynamic efficiencies that facilitate or encourage innovation.
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