On the profitability of media mergers

Journal of Business

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 489-525

  Gal Or, Esther ^a   Dukes, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 33644908793     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499129     Document Type: Review

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