Intra-industry and inter-country effects of European mergers

Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 373-395

  Bley, Jorg ^a   Madura, Jeff ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67349247615     PISSN: 10550925     EISSN: 19389744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02761572     Document Type: Article

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