The importance of industry links in merger waves

Journal of Finance

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 527-576

  Ahern, Kenneth R ^a   Harford, Jarrad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84897586234     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jofi.12122     Document Type: Article

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