Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Mergers: Can Antitrust Thread the Needle?

In recent years, economists and policymakers alike have turned their attention to the possibility that incumbent firms might acquire small, young firms for the purpose of eliminating prospective competitors.

Alternatively, it is possible that such acquisitions may serve to accelerate the growth of products and services produced by nascent firms. This Georgetown on the Hill event will feature a panel of economists and entrepreneurs to describe what we have learned in theory and practice regarding the economic effects of such acquisitions.