Sequential cross-border mergers

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-187

  Fumagalli, Eileen ^a   Vasconcelos, Helder ^b,c  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endogenous mergers; Endogenous split of surplus; Merger policy; Tariff jumping FDI

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; MERGING;

ANTI-TRUST AUTHORITIES; COURNOT OLIGOPOLY; ENDOGENOUS MERGERS; ENDOGENOUS SPLIT OF SURPLUS; HORIZONTAL MERGER; MARKET STRUCTURES; MERGER POLICY; TARIFF-JUMPING FDI;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 59149103960     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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