R&D and M&A: Are cross-border M&A different? An investigation on OECD countries

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 401-423

  Bertrand, Olivier ^a,b   Zuniga, Pluvia ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Industrial restructuring; M A; R D; Technology

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; INVESTMENTS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

GENERALIZED METHOD OF MOMENTS (GMM); INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; M&A;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 32344449395     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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