Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; Zademach, Hans-Martin - In: Urban Studies 40 (2003) 10, pp. 1895-1923
High levels of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) were a characteristic of the global economy in the 1990s. The overall effects of M&As on economic welfare and their spatial implications, however, remain a profoundly neglected topic. Using three standardised indices representing the relative...