Evidence on real gains in corporate acquisitions

Journal of Economics and Business

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 443-460

  Switzer, Jeannette A ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Merger profitability; Mergers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000144951     PISSN: 00129933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0148-6195(96)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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