Globalization and profitability of cross-border mergers and acquisitions

Economic Theory

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-266

  Norbäck, Pehr Johan ^a   Persson, Lars ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

FDI; Greenfield investments; Investment liberalization; Mergers and acquisitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449102085     PISSN: 09382259     EISSN: 14320479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00199-007-0237-4     Document Type: Article

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