Merger review in Canada and the role of economics

Ross, Thomas W. (Author). University of British Columbia. Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business. (Added Author). University of British Columbia. Sauder School of Business. (Added Author). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, for those unfamiliar with the way the Competition Bureau (the "Bureau") reviews mergers, it traces the normal steps of merger review in Canada. The process of reviewing mergers has become more systematic since the overhaul of merger law as part of the new Competition Act of 1986. The second purpose is to explain the importance of economic analysis in merger review. Competition law is essentially a form of economic regulation, seeking to control business activity in a way that furthers certain social goals. At each step of merger review, an attempt is made to illustrate how economic reasoning applied by skilled economists can assist in getting to the right result.

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Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 electronic text (46 p.) : ill., digital file.
Publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business, Sauder School of Business, 2006

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General Note:	"December 5, 2006." Paper prepared for the Competition Law Essentials Program. Organized by The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46).
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.