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Horizontal merger under strategic tax policy
Liu, Chih-Chen; Mukherjee, Arijit; Wang, Leonard F. S. - 2014
We show that the presence of a strategic tax policy increases the incentive for a horizontal merger compared to the … a horizontal merger that has been ignored in the existing literature. In contrast to the usual belief, we also show that … a horizontal merger may benefit the consumers and the society. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010412755
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Merger in contests
Huck, Steffen; Konrad, Kai A.; Müller, Wieland - 2000
Competition in some markets is a contest. This paper studies the merger incentives in such markets. Merger can be … profitable. The profitability depends on the post-merger contest st ructure, the discriminatory power of the contest and on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781515
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Source versus residence based taxation with international mergers and acquisitions
Becker, Johannes; Fuest, Clemens - 2009
This paper analyses tax competition and tax coordination in a model where capital flows occur in the form of mergers and acquisitions, rather than greenfield investment. In this framework, we show that differences in residence based taxes do not necessarily distort international ownership...
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Unlocking the value of cross-border mergers and acquisitions
Brakman, Steven; Garita, Gus; Garretsen, Harry; … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003711774
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Cross-border mergers & acquisitions : the facts as a guide for international economics
Brakman, Steven (contributor); Garretsen, Harry (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003379813
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Mergers and partial ownership
Foros, Oystein; Kind, Hans Jarle; Shaffer, Greg Eric - 2010
In this paper we compare the profitability of a merger to the profitability of a partial ownership arrangement and find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003925257
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Profitable horizontal mergers without cost advantages : the role of internal organization, information, and market structure
Huck, Steffen; Konrad, Kai A.; Müller, Wieland - 2001
Merged firms are typically rather complex organizations. Accordingly, merger has a more profound effect on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398061
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The location of cross-border mergers & acquisitions in the USA
Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Marrewijk, Charles van - 2015 - First version: October 2014, this version: April 2015
The research on the location choice for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is traditionally restricted to a choice between countries. The within-country location choice is less prominent in the literature. If within-country location decisions are considered it is mostly limited to Greenfield...
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Horizontal mergers and product quality
Brekke, Kurt R.; Siciliani, Luigi; Straume, Odd Rune - 2015
merger by either reducing or increasing both price and quality. Welfare implications are not clear-cut and mergers might …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283834
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Competition and innovation in automobile markets
Ghosal, Vivek; Ni, Jiayao - 2015
find interesting results linking patents to GM's bankruptcy, the Daimler-Chrysler merger, environmental regulations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011342391