We analyze the microeconomic determinants of cross-border bank acquisitions in 16 transition economies over the period … less efficient banks. This result is in line with the efficiency hypothesis. -- Cross-border bank acquisitions ; latent …

By combining two large data sets (on international trade flows and on mergers and acquisitions M&As), we are able to …

This paper presents a broad retrospective evaluation of mergers and merger decisions in the digital sector. We first … theories of harm in major merger cases in the past few years. We then analyse the characteristics of almost 300 acquisitions … important merger cases, Facebook/Instagram and Google/Waze, providing a systematic assessment of the theories of harm considered …

-level uncertainty is characterized by a pecking order: the announcement of a domestic takeover leads to a reduction in the uncertainty …

profit shifting channels different from those of other firms. We propose a novel and bank-specific method of profit shifting … bank, we show that a one percentage point lower corporate tax rate increases banks'fixed-income trading assets by 4.0% and …

access to the rest of the world (through transport hubs) are key drivers for target selection. …