In the last 40 years, merger policy has become a major way for antitru

In the last 40 years, merger policy has become a major way for antitrust authorities to regulate market structure.

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T Issuance by the Department of Justice of merger guidelines in 1968, followed by passage of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976 that required firms to notify the government before large mergers, allowed antitrust authorities to evaluate mergers before they occurred, and avoid mergers that would raise serious market structure questions.