Export orientation and domestic merger policy: Theory and some empirical evidence

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 778-806

  Clougherty, Joseph A ^a   Zhang, Anming ^b  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EXPORT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; MERGER;

EID: 21944446775     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2005.00302.x     Document Type: Review

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