Effects of antitrust enforcement on aggregate concentration

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages

  Nissan, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets; Mergers and acquisitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646695051     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443589810202111     Document Type: Article

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