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Ex ante merger control in Russia: changes of efficiency if antitrust legislation

Published in № 5(11) 01 september 2008 year
Rubric: FAS: antitrust
Authors: Avdasheva S., Shastitko A.

Abstract. Law «On protection of competition** adopted in 2006, changed the procedure of ex ante merger control in Russia substantially. Positive impact of the changes in law on economic efficiency seems to be at least twice as annual budget of Federal Antitrust Service. The treatment of group of economic entities as economic firm was apprehended by Russian business. At the same time ex ante merger control still suffer from path-dependency: the most striking is the system of behavioral remedies containing the elements of price regulation.

The author:

Avdasheva S.

Degree:

National Research University Higher School of Economics

Location:

Moscow

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The author:

Shastitko A.

Degree:

Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Professor, Head of the Competition and Industrial Policy Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Director of the Center for Competition and Economic Regulation Research, Director of Center for Research in Competition and Economic Regulation Studies, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration