Industry dynamics in the German merger and acquisitions market

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 296-313

  Rodríguez Pose, Andrés ^a   Zademach, Hans Martin ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Distance; Germany; Gravity model; Industry sectors; Mergers and acquisitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745032513     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: 14679663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.2006.00521.x     Document Type: Review

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