The dynamics of mergers and acquisitions in oligopolistic industries

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 585-609

  Hackbarth, Dirk ^a   Miao, Jianjun ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anticompetitive effect; Industry structure; Real options; Takeovers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856741385     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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