We analyze the decision to announce an open market share repurchase and the share price reaction to the announcement. We use a conditional estimation approach which takes into account that the repurchase decision is made rationally and that, consequently, there is a potential selection bias....

We analyze the decision to announce an open market share repurchase and the share price reaction to the announcement. We use a conditional estimation approach which takes into account that the repurchase decision is made rationally and that, consequently, there is a potential selection bias....

Durch die empirische kapitalmarktorientierte Untersuchung ("event study") von 419 Übernahmen und Fusionen im Zeitraum von 1996 bis 2001 wird die Entwicklung von Börsenkursen bei Ankündigung und Durchführung von Transaktionen auf dem deutschen Markt für Unternehmenskontrolle analysiert....