. We apply our model to endogenous merger formation in an international oligopoly, and show that the equilibrium market …We examine how a downstream merger affects input prices and, in turn, the profitability of a such a merger under … unions organising workers. If the input suppliers are plant-specific, we find that a merger is more profitable than in a …

. We apply our model to endogenous merger formation in an international oligopoly, and show that the equilibrium market …We examine how a downstream merger affects input prices and, in turn, the profitability of a such a merger under … unions organising workers. If the input suppliers are plant-specific, we find that a merger is more profitable than in a …

refer to hollowing-out as the situation where the target firm is shut down following a merger with a domestic or foreign … when a cross-border merger with hollowing out is not profitable but it is socially desirable. -- Economic models …

interaction between firms in a general equilibrium setting). In terms of economic importance, the dominant merger wave variable is … a positive global-all effect, indicating that M&A waves are an economy-wide, global phenomenon. Country-specific merger …

model, we simulate the consequences of counter-factual national merger regulation. The US beer price index would have been 4 …