Merger Rules Will Reverse Anemic Enforcement and Decrease Systemic Risk in Our Economy
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Merger enforcement is a critical anti-monopoly weapon. It is one of the many prophylactic tools to prevent market concentration. Strict merger enforcement forces managers of a corporation to invest in their workers and operations rather than simply acquire a competitor that can suppress competition, entrench a dominant position, reduce consumer choice, and deter future entrants. In essence, a world with fewer mergers has firms competing on the factors that promote a fairer, more equitable, and innovative society. (As a side note, research shows that most mergers
Merger Rules Will Reverse Anemic Enforcement and Decrease Systemic Risk in Our Economy
Merger Rules Will Reverse Anemic Enforcement…
Merger Rules Will Reverse Anemic Enforcement and Decrease Systemic Risk in Our Economy
Merger enforcement is a critical anti-monopoly weapon. It is one of the many prophylactic tools to prevent market concentration. Strict merger enforcement forces managers of a corporation to invest in their workers and operations rather than simply acquire a competitor that can suppress competition, entrench a dominant position, reduce consumer choice, and deter future entrants. In essence, a world with fewer mergers has firms competing on the factors that promote a fairer, more equitable, and innovative society. (As a side note, research shows that most mergers