Mergers in regulated industries: The uses and abuses of event studies

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 281-304

  Cox, Alan J ^a   Portes, Jonathan ^a  

^a NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING   (United States)

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EID: 0032331739     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008087424850     Document Type: Article

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