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Creative destruction and productive preemption
Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars; Svensson, Roger - 2013
preemptive acquisitions by incumbents are shown to stimulate the process of creative destruction by increasing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291511
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The trade and welfare effects of mergers in space
Egger, Hartmut; Egger, Peter - 2008
This paper analyzes the consequences of cross-border mergers in a spatial framework, thereby distinguishing three channels of influence: a price increase due to the elimination of product market competition, an adjustment in plant location which reduces overall transportation cost expenditures,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264303
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Concentration and Competition: Evidence from Europe and Implications for Policy
Koltay, Gábor; Lorincz, Szabolcs; Valletti, Tommaso M. - 2022
The paper provides new evidence on proxy indicators of market power for major European countries. The data shows moderately increasing average industry concentration over the last two decades, a considerably increasing proportion of high concentration industries, and an overall tendency towards...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013266605
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Concentration and Competition : Evidence from Europe and Implications for Policy
Koltay, Gabor; Lorincz, Szabolcs; Valletti, Tommaso M. - 2022
The paper provides new evidence on proxy indicators of market power for major European countries. The data shows moderately increasing average industry concentration over the last two decades, a considerably increasing proportion of high concentration industries, and an overall tendency towards...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013293852
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Acquisition for Sleep
Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Olofsson, Charlotta; Persson, Lars - 2020
are not used in the market. We show that such "acquisitions for sleep" can occur if and only if the quality of a process …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179894
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The Effect of Mergers on Variety in Grocery Retailing
Argentesi, Elena; Cervone, Roberto; Duso, Tomaso; … - 2021
We study the effect of a merger between two Dutch supermarket chains to assess its effect on the depth as well as composition of assortment. We adopt a difference-in-differences strategy that exploits local variation in the merger’s effects, controlling for selection on observables through a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013222202
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Determinants of cross-border bank acquisitions in transition economies: a latent class analysis
Poghosyan, Tigran; de Haan, Jakob - 2008
We analyze the microeconomic determinants of cross-border bank acquisitions in 16 transition economies over the period …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274044
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Unlocking the value of cross-border mergers and acquisitions
Brakman, Steven; Garita, Gus; Garretsen, Harry; van … - 2008
acquisitions (this model is of interest since most FDI comes in the form of M&As). By using a gravity framework, where we also deal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275800
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CEO preferences and acquisitions
Jenter, Dirk; Lewellen, Katharina - 2011
This paper explores the impact of target CEOs' retirement preferences on the incidence, the pricing, and the outcomes of takeover bids. Mergers frequently force target CEOs to retire early, and CEOs' private merger costs are the forgone benefits of staying employed until the planned retirement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280635
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Corporate Acquisitions and Firm-Level Uncertainty : Domestic versus Cross-Border Deals
Bai, Ye - 2020
This paper studies the impact of corporate acquisitions - both domestic and cross-border - on the uncertainty faced by … difference-in-differences to control for the endogenous selection of firms into buying other companies. We find that acquisitions … determined by the geographic scope of the acquisitions firms undertake. We find that the impact of acquisitions on firm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012841927