The FTC announced that a conference held by the International Competition Network has ended with the release of a Merger Guidelines Workbook. The Workbook focuses on the competitive analysis of mergers. It is designed "to be a user-friendly, practical manual to help assess mergers by posing key questions the investigating authority will wish to address when considering a merger's potential effect on competition." The Workbook:
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defines and discusses some of the key concepts used in the competition assessment of mergers;
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considers the different types of mergers that may arise;
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provides worksheets that offer detailed guidance on how to examine the different elements of merger assessment;
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provides a link to an OECD glossary of industrial organization economics and competition law, suggestions for further sources, including ICN-related material, and links to the case studies used to illustrate the different elements of merger assessment; and
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contains additional case studies grouped by topic.
