Mergers when prices are negotiated: Evidence from the hospital industry

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 172-203

  Gowrisankaran, Gautam ^a,b   Nevo, Aviv ^c,d   Town, Robert ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84920572102     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20130223     Document Type: Article

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