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Antitrust Chronicle® – Unilateral Effects

Antitrust Chronicle® April 2026 Volume 2

Dear Readers,   This Chronicle examines an area of merger analysis that continues to evolve rapidly: the assessment of unilateral effects and the economic frameworks used to evaluate them. As enforcement agencies and courts grapple with increasingly complex markets — particularly those shaped by digital platforms, network effects, and ecosystem...

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In this issue

A Net Present Value Approach to Merger Analysis
Joseph J Simons, Malcolm Coate
Apr 28, 2026
Generative AI and Competitive Disruption: Increasingly Relevant for Merger Analysis?
Andrea Coscelli, Emily Chissell, Nitika Bagaria, Tega Akati-Udi
Apr 28, 2026
Non-Price Unilateral Effects In Media Mergers
Lapo Filistrucchi, Teresa Oriani
Apr 28, 2026
Ecosystem Mergers and Unilateral Effects? A Framework for Assessing the Ecosystem Theory of Harm
Ethel Fonseca, George Tucker, Helder Vasconcelos
Apr 28, 2026

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