paperanalyzes the efficiency effects of 52 horizontal bank mergersover the period 1994-1998, i.e. the period immediately …, while therelative degree of profit efficiency improves only marginally.We do not find any evidence that merging banks are …

Most often, the competition authorities approve combinations based on the tradeoff between the expected efficiency … efficiency gains are actually achieved by the firms entering into consolidation in India, which experienced large number of … efficiency of the firms involved in mergers and acquisitions, separately for cross-border and domestic deals. …

Port efficiency is an important indicator of port performance; more efficient ports lower transportation costs and … facilitate imports and exports of a country. Despite the importance of the subject, the exisiting port efficiency studies have … almost exclusively focused on container ports. This Working Paper aims to fill that gap by calculating efficiency scores of …

both efficiency and equity criteria matter. Border tax adjustments reduce leakage and provide global cost savings but … exacerbate regional inequality. Exemptions produce very little leakage reduction and run the risk of increasing efficiency cost …

status quo against our measures of equity and efficiency. Several proposals may actually worsen the issues they ostensibly …