profit maximization of merging firms in differentiated product industries. Using pre- and post-merger industry data, I am … Post-Nabisco merger. My results show an increasing degree of joint profit maximization of the merged entities over the … first two years after the merger, eventually leading to almost full maximization of joint profits. I find that between 14 …

profit maximization of merging firms in differentiated product industries. Using pre- and post-merger industry data, I am … Post-Nabisco merger. My results show an increasing degree of joint profit maximization of the merged entities over the … first two years after the merger, eventually leading to almost full maximization of joint profits. I find that between 9 …