Merger policy in digital industries

IF 4.5 3区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.infoecopol.2020.100866

Luís Cabral

引用次数: 40

Abstract

I present a cautionary note on the proposal to tighten merger policy in the high-tech space. The discouragement effect on innovation could be significant. This is not to say that increased policy enforcement is not called for. On the contrary. My point is that it should primarily take the form of checking for abuses of dominant position, tightening consumer protection, and directly regulating dominant firms.

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数字产业中的并购政策

我对收紧高科技领域合并政策的建议提出警告。对创新的阻碍作用可能是显著的。这并不是说不需要加强政策的执行。恰恰相反。我的观点是，它应该主要采取检查滥用主导地位，加强消费者保护和直接监管主导企业的形式。

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Information Economics and Policy ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

10.70%

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期刊介绍： IEP is an international journal that aims to publish peer-reviewed policy-oriented research about the production, distribution and use of information, including these subjects: the economics of the telecommunications, mass media, and other information industries, the economics of innovation and intellectual property, the role of information in economic development, and the role of information and information technology in the functioning of markets. The purpose of the journal is to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum for theoretical and empirical research that addresses the needs of other researchers, government, and professionals who are involved in the policy-making process. IEP publishes research papers, short contributions, and surveys.