Mermelstein, Ben; Nocke, Volker; Satterthwaite, Mark A.; … - Abteilung für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universität Mannheim - 2014
We study optimal merger policy in a dynamic model in which the presence of scale economies implies that firms can reduce costs through either internal investment in build- ing capital or through mergers. The model, which we solve computationally, allows firms to invest or propose mergers...