Efficient mechanisms for mergers and acquisitions

International Economic Review

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 995-1035

  Brusco, Sandro ^c   Lopomo, Giuseppe ^a,b   Robinson, David T ^c   Viswanathan, S ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 34547198308     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2007.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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