Coeurdacier, Nicolas; Santis, Roberto A. De; Aviat, Antonin - In: Economic Policy 24 (2009) 01, pp. 55-106
"Cross-border mergers and acquisitions activities (M&As) sharply increased over the last two decades, partly as a result of financial liberalization policies, government policies and regional agreements. In this paper, we identify some of the main forces driving M&As, using a unique database on...