German banks experienced a merger wave throughout the 1990s. However, the success of bank mergers remains a continuous … matter of debate. In this paper we suggest a taxonomy as how to evaluate post-merger performance on the basis of cost … CE levels above the average of non-merging banks. Second, banks must exhibit CE changes between merger and evaluation …

optimizer. The mathematical motivation for such hybrid networks is presented, using the Kolmogorov theory of metric entropy. As … options written on the S&P 500 stock index. While option pricing theory typically requires a highly complex statistical model …

1999 to 2006. Applying propensity score matching techniques we estimate positive wage premiums of cross-boarder merger and …

the authors estimate positive wage premia of cross-border merger and acquisitions (M&As), suggesting that foreign …