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What is different about government-controlled acquirers in cross-border acquisitions?

Karolyi, G. Andrew; Liao, Rose C. - 2010

We examine the motives for and consequences of 5,317 failed and completed cross-border acquisitions constituting $619 billion of total activity that were led by government-controlled acquirers over the period from 1990 to 2008. We benchmark this activity at the aggregate country level and also...

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European takeover law : the case for a neutral approach

Enriques, Luca - 2010

This paper argues that in revising the Takeover Bid Directive, EU policymakers should adopt a neutral approach toward … kind. Unfortunately, takeover rules cannot be crafted so as to hinder all the bad takeovers while at the same time … current EC legal framework for takeovers overall hinders takeover activity in the EU, the paper identifies three rationales …

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Are there waves in merger activity after all?

Gärtner, Dennis (contributor); Halbheer, Daniel (contributor) - 2004 - September 2004, revised February 2006

This paper investigates the merger wave hypothesis for the US and the UK employing a Markov regime switching model. Using quarterly data covering the last thirty years, for the US, we identify the beginning of a merger wave in the mid 1990s but not the much-discussed 1980s merger wave. We argue...

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CSR and firm survival : evidence from the climate and pandemic crises

Chemmanur, Thomas J.; Gounopoulos, Dimitrios; … - 2022

We analyse the relationship between the extent of a firm's corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its long-term survival probability. We conjecture that a better CSR rating is associated with a lower probability of corporate failure and a longer survival period. Consistent with this, we...

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Decentralization, social capital and regional convergence

Mauro, Luciano; Pigliaru, Francesco - 2013

By studying the interaction between social capital and decentralization, we show that political decentralization can be a source of divergence across heterogeneous regions. In particular, we claim that since the local endowments of social capital display their effect on the economy mainly...

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E-participation : social capital and the Internet

Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco - 2014

Studies in the social capital literature have documented two stylised facts: first, a decline in measures of social participation has occurred in many OECD countries. Second, and more recently, the success of social networking sites (SNSs) has resulted in a steep rise in online social...

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The transmission of sustainable harvesting norms when agents are conditionally cooperative

Richter, Andries; Grasman, Johan - 2013 - Draft version: 15 May 2013

Experimental and observational studies have highlighted the importance of agents being conditionally cooperative when facing a social dilemma. We formalize this mechanism in a theoretical model that portrays a small community having joint access to a common pool resource. The diffusion of norms...

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The benefits of adult learning : work-related training, social capital, and earnings

Ruhose, Jens; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Weilage, Insa - 2019

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Bonds and bridges, and between : an empirical analysis of group-based trust

Stephany, Fabian; Braesemann, Fabian - 2017

Social capital is often represented by generalized trust - the degree to which one trusts "most (unknown) people". It is assumed to be enhanced by diverse group interactions. In the social capital literature, it is opposed by particularized trust, which represents our mutual confidence in...

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Measuring women's empowerment : lessons to better understand domestic violence

Lopez-Avila, Diana - 2016

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