mergers and acquisitions especially after the economic reforms of 1990s. Specifically, we have examined the technical … efficiency of the firms involved in mergers and acquisitions, separately for cross-border and domestic deals. …

We assess the consequences for consumers in 76 countries of multinational acquisitions in beer and spirits. Outcomes …

Innovative startups are frequently acquired by large incumbent firms. On the one hand, these acquisitions provide an … startups just to "kill" their ideas, and acquisitions can erode incumbents' own innovation incentives. Our paper aims to assess … the net effect of these forces. To do so, we build an endogenous growth model with heterogeneous firms and acquisitions …