Merger Enforcement Workshop
February 17-19, 2004

Workshop Information

The Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission will cohost a three-day workshop on merger enforcement February 17-19, 2004. This page provides information on:

• Overview of the Workshop
• Location, Agenda, and Transcripts
• Press Releases
• Submitting Comments

Related Pages on This Web Site:

• Announcement of a Workshop on Merger Enforcement
• Horizontal Merger Guidelines
• Merger Challenges Data for Fiscal Years 1999-2003

For more information, e-mail the Legal Policy Section (MergerWorkshopComments@usdoj.gov).

Overview

The Merger Enforcement Workshop, open to the public, will focus on state-of-the-art application of the Horizontal Merger Guidelines. The workshop follows the release of a summary of Merger Challenges Data for Fiscal Years 1999-2003, issued jointly by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission.

The Division and the Commission will receive input from the public on topics that arise in horizontal merger investigations. The agencies seek analysis and insight based on economic theory, empirical analysis, business perspectives, and especially experience from actual mergers or merger investigations. Topics include:

• Application of the hypothetical monopolist test for market definition
• Concentration, market share, and other screens
• Uncommitted entry
• Coordinated interaction
• Unilateral effects
• Dynamic competitive analysis
• Creation of market power on the buying side of the market
• Efficiencies issues, including non-standard efficiencies
• Non-price competition, including analysis of innovation effects
• Implementation of the guidelines’ many steps in an integrated manner

Location, Agenda, and Transcripts

The workshop will be held at the Federal Trade Commission Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue in Washington, D.C.

• Merger Workshop Agenda

Session transcripts appear on the Agenda page.

Press Releases

• Justice Department/Federal Trade Commission to Host Joint Workshop on Merger Enforcement - Three-day Public Event Scheduled for February 17-19 in Washington, D.C. (02/11/2004)
• Department of Justice and FTC Issue Merger Challenges Data, Announce Upcoming Merger Enforcement Workshop (02/11/2004)

Submitting Comments

Any comments from interested parties are sought in advance of the workshop. Comments can be submitted in either hardcopy or electronic formats.

Hardcopy: Use the following caption on each submission: “Comments Regarding Merger Enforcement”

Mail comments to both the Antitrust Division and the FTC:

Electronic: E-mail comments to both the Antitrust Division and the FTC. For more information, you can contact the Agencies separately:

• Antitrust Division: MergerWorkshopComments@usdoj.gov
• FTC: merger_enforcement_workshop@ftc.gov

Related Internet Site

FTC Website: FTC/DOJ Joint Workshop on Merger Enforcement