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Virtual capacity and competition
Schultz, Christian - 2005
In several European merger cases competition authorities have demanded that the merging firm auctions off virtual …
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The Relationship between Knowledge Intensity and Market Concentration in European Industries: An inverted U-Shape
Krap, Niels; Stephan, Johannes - 2008
This paper is motivated by the European Union strategy to secure competitiveness for Europe in the globalising world by focussing on technological supremacy (the Lisbon - agenda). Parallel to that, the EU Commission is trying to take a more economic approach to competition policy in general and...
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Market concentration and business survival in static v dynamic industries
Burke, Andrew E.; Hanley, Aoife - 2009
We propose that the effect of market concentration on firm survival is different according to whether an industry is static (low entry and exit) or dynamic. In our empirical analysis we find support for this hypothesis. Industry concentration rates reduce the survival of new plants but only in...
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Transaktionskosten und Wettbewerbspolitik
Busse, Matthias - 2001
Die Unternehmen stehen durch die fortschreitende Globalisierung der Weltwirtschaft in einem zunehmend internationalen Wettbewerb, wovon jedoch nicht alle Branchen im gleichen Ausmaß erfasst werden. Determiniert wird der Globalisierungsgrad einer Branche vor allem durch die Höhe der...
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Antitrust in Open Economies
Francois, Joseph; Horn, Henrik - 2006
We examine antitrust rules in a two county general equilibrium trade model, contrasting national and multilateral (cooperative) determination of competition policy, exploring the properties of the policy equilibrium. It is not imperfect competition, but variation in competitive stance between...
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M&A im Bereich Erneuerbarer Energien
Fritz-Morgenthal, Sebastian G.; Hach, Sebastian T.; … - 2010
industries in the sector-specific takeover market, this working paper proves the common knowledge for the example of … corporate characteristics are of significant importance. With respect to prevailing takeover strategies, the survey reveals a …-affected takeover strategies that are elaborated on more closely within the working paper. Examining an acquisition focus in terms of …
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Mergers under asymmetric information - is there a lemons problem?
Borek, Thomas; Bühler, Stefan; Schmutzler, Armin - 2004
We analyze a Bayesian merger game under two-sided asymmetric information about firm types. We show that the standard … prediction of the lemons market model-if any, only low-type firms are traded-is likely to be misleading: Merger returns, i.e. the … difference between pre- and post-merger profits, are not necessarily higher for low-type firms. This has two implications. First …
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Merge or fail? The determinants of mergers and bankruptcies in Switzerland, 1995-2000
Buehler, Stefan; Kaiser, Christian; Jaeger, Franz - 2005
This paper examines the determinants of mergers and bankruptcies, using firm level data from the Swiss Business Census and the Dun & Bradstreet exit database for Switzerland (1995-2000). Employing duration analysis, we find considerable differences in the determinants of mergers and...
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Institutionelle Rahmenbedingungen für internationale M&A-Transaktionen: auf dem Weg zu einem globalen Fusionskontrollregime?
Budzinski, Oliver; Aigner, Gisela - 2004
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Mergers and rivals' mark-ups: Evidence from European paper manufacturers
Marinov, Rosen - 2007
This paper investigates the effect of merger-driven market concentration on the markups of non-merging rival firms in … consolidation, as captured by the Herfindahl-Hirschman and four-firm indexes. However, takeover-related market share amalgamation …
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