The effects of mergers with dynamic capacity accumulation

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-109

  Chen, Jiawei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity; Cost Misspecification; Dynamic Oligopoly; Merger Effects; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MERGING;

ANTITRUST LAWS; ANTITRUST POLICIES; ASYMMETRIC COSTS; CAPACITY; COST DIFFERENCES; DYNAMIC CAPACITIES; FIRM HETEROGENEITIES; MERGER EFFECTS; REDUCING EFFECTS; SIMULATED DATUMS; SIMULATION;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 58149172179     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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