Settle for now but block for tomorrow: The deterrence effects of merger policy tools

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 607-634

  Seldeslachts, Jo ^a   Clougherty, Joseph A ^b   Barros, Pedro Pita ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

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EID: 73349116215     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/596038     Document Type: Article

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