Gains in bank mergers: Evidence from the bond markets

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 149-179

  Penas, María Fabiana ^a   Unal, Haluk ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank mergers; Bondholder gains; Too big to fail

Indexed keywords

EID: 9944260283     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2003.05.004     Document Type: Article

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