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's stand-alone value and a component of the synergies that would be realized by the merger involving his firm. We characterize …, hence transfers can be made contingent on the new information accruing after the merger. Second, we study the case of … identify necessary and sufficient conditions for the implementability of efficient merger rules. In the second case, we show …
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This paper proposes a model of multilateral contracting where players are engaged in two parallel interactions: they dynamically form coalitions and play a repeated normal form game with temporary and permanent decisions. This formulation encompasses many economic models with externalities and...
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This paper provides a co-operative as well as a non-cooperative analysis of weighted majority games. The co-operative solution concept introduced here, the Stable Demand Set, yields a meaningful selection within the Mas-Colell Bargaining Set, it contains the Core, it eliminates the "dominated"...
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negotiations on water allocation and management. We explore the impacts of different economic incentives, a stochastic environment …
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The relevance of bargaining to everyday life can easily be ascertained, yet the study of any bargaining process is extremely hard, involving a multiplicity of questions and complex issues. The objective of this paper is to provide new insights on some dimensions of the bargaining process -...
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Consider an environment with widespread externalities, and suppose that binding agreements can be written. We study coalition formation in such a setting. Our analysis proceeds by defining on a partition function an extensive form bargaining game. We establish the existence of a stationary...
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the international negotiations with complete and with asymmetric information in a dynamic framework. Results show that …
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This paper uses an endogenous merger formation approach in a concentrated international oligopoly to examine the … effects of trade liberalization on the nature of merger incentives (national vs. international). The effects of unilateral … liberalization has been accompanied by an increase in international merger activity. Among equilibrium market structures …
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Exploiting the Japanese banking crisis as a laboratory, we provide firm-level evidence on the real effects of bank bailouts. Government recapitalizations result in positive abnormal returns for the clients of recapitalized banks. After recapitalizations, banks extend larger loans to their...
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I analyse the effect of ownership structure and bank control on performance. I employ a unique data set of 715 German takeovers to test whether group structure, large shareholders, and bank control affect their value to shareholders. First, I find that takeovers increase bidder value, but...
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