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Jo Seldeslachts
e-mail: jo.seldeslachts at kuleuven.be
Papers in Refereed Journals
Effective European antitrust: Does EC merger policy generate deterrence? (link) Written jointly with Tomaso Duso (DIW), Joe Clougherty (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Miyu Lee (Humboldt University), Economic Inquiry, Vol. 54, No. 4, October 2016, 1884–1903.
Collusion through Joint R&D: An Empirical Assessment (link) Written jointly with Tomaso Duso (DIW) and Lars-Hendrik Roeller (ESMT). The Review of Economics and Statistics,Vol. 96, May 2014, pp. 349-370.
The Deterrence Effects of U.S. Merger Policy Instruments (link). Written jointly with Joe Clougherty (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Vol. 29, October 2013, pp. 1114-1144.
Europeanization of EU Member-State Competition Policy: The Commission’s Leadership Role (pdf) Written jointly with Joe Clougherty (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Pedro Barros (Universidade Nova de Lisboa). International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 34, June 2013, pp. 41-51.
Let's not Stick Together: Anticipation of Cartel and Merger Control in The Netherlands (link). Written jointly with Barbara Baarsma (UvA and SEO), Ron Kemp (NMa) and Rob van der Noll (SEO), De Economist, Vol. 160 (4), December 2012, pp. 357-376.
Merger Failures (pdf) Written jointly with Albert Banal-Estanol (Pompeu Fabra). Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Vol. 20 (2), Summer 2011, pp. 589-624. [Supplementary material]
Screening and Merger Activity (pdf) Written jointly with Albert Banal-Estanol (Pompeu Fabra), Paul Heidhues (ESMT) and Rainer Nitsche (ESMT). Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 58 (4), December 2010, pp. 794-817.
Learning Dynamics in Research Alliances: A Panel Data Analysis (pdf) Written jointly with Tomaso Duso (DIW) and Enrico Pennings (Erasmus University). Research Policy, Vol. 39 (6), July 2010, pp. 776-789.
The Political Economy of Mobile Telecommunications Liberalization: Evidence from the OECD Countries (pdf) Written jointly with Tomaso Duso (DIW). Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 39 (2), June 2010, pp. 199-216.
Settle for Now but Block for Tomorrow: The Deterrence Effects of Merger Policy Tools (pdf) Written jointly with Joe Clougherty (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Pedro Barros (Universidade Nova de Lisboa). Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 52 (3), August 2009, pp. 607-634.
Synchronising Deregulation in Product and Labour Markets (pdf) Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 55 (5), November 2008, pp. 591-617.
Endogenous Mergers and Endogenous Efficiency Gains: The Efficiency Defence Revisited (pdf) Written jointly with Albert Banal-Estanol (Pompeu Fabra) and Ines Macho-Stadler (UAB). International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 26 (1), January 2008, pp. 69-91.
Working Papers
A retrospective evaluation of the GDF/Suez merger: Effects on gas hub prices (link) Written jointly with Elena Argentesi (Bologna), Albert Banal-Estañol (Pompeu Fabra) and Meagan Andrews, DIW Berlin Discussion paper 1664 and KU Leuven-MSI working paper 1706, May 2017.
What Clients Want: Choices between Lawyers' Offerings (link) Written jointly with Flora Felső (UvA) and Sander Onderstal (UvA), March 2015, KU Leuven-MSI working paper 1504
Other Publications
EU Competition Policy Enforcement Supports Investment in the Energy Sectors (link) written jointly with Tomaso Duso and Florian Szücs. DIW Economic Bulletin. April 2016, Vol 15, p173-181.
Deterrence in EU Merger Policy (link) Written jointly with Tomaso Duso (DIW), Joe Clougherty (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). VoxEU.org, the policy portal set up by the CEPR, April 2016.
The economic impact of the enforcement of competition policies on the functioning of EU energy markets (link), A research report prepared for DGComp of the European Commission, January 2016
On the Stability of Research Joint Ventures: Implications for Collusion (pdf) Written jointly with Tomaso Duso (DICE) and Enrico Pennings (Erasmus University), Review of Business and Economic Literature, Vol 57 (1), March 2012, pp. 98 - 110.
How to Measure the Deterrence Effects of Merger Policy: Frequency or Composition? (pdf) Written jointly with Joe Clougherty (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Pedro Barros (Universidade Nova de Lisboa). International Journal of the Economics of Business, Vol. 17 (1), February 2010, pp. 1-8.
Minority Interests in Competitors (link) Written Jointly with Albert Banal-Estanol (Pompeu Fabra) and DotEcon Ltd. A research report prepared for the Office of Fair Trading (UK). March 2010.
Where Merger Policy Deters (link) Written jointly with Joe Clougherty (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Pedro Barros (Universidade Nova Lisboa). VoxEU.org, the policy portal set up by the CEPR, February 2008.
Schepping en Vernietiging van Banen: De Invloed van O&O Actieve Bedrijven (pdf) Written jointly with Reinhilde Veugelers (KU Leuven), Joep Konings (KU Leuven) and Gerry Mommaerts. Economisch en Sociaal Tijdschrift, 1999, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 79 - 108.
Last update: May 2017
