Bidder discounts and target premia in takeovers

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-56

  Jovanovic, Boyan ^a   Braguinsky, Serguey ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 2442636390     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282804322970698     Document Type: Article

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