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The goal of this paper is the estimation of the effect of accidents on traffic congestion and vice versa. In order to … causal effect of accidents on traffic congestion and vice versa. The estimation draws on panel data methods that have … congestion and road accidents would yield multiplicative benefits for policies that aim at reducing either of them. In addition …
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This paper examines the relationship between UK accounting firm mergers and increases in profit margins enjoyed by … profit margins. The results confirm Cowling’s hypothesis that mergers lead to increases in profits. This paper complements …
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What shapes and drives capital market development over the long run? In this paper, using the asset portfolios of UK life assurers, we examine the role of regulation, historical contingency and political reactions to events on the long-run development of the UK capital market. Government...
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. Since retail mergers may have either local or national effects (or both) according to the level at which retail chains set …
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. Since retail mergers may have either local or national effects (or both) according to the level at which retail chains set …
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mergers may have either local or national effects (or both) according to the level at which retail chains set prices, we …
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Unlike most retrospective merger studies that only focus on price effects, we also estimate the impact of a merger on product variety. We use an original dataset on Dutch supermarkets to assess the effect of a merger that was conditionally approved by the Dutch Competition Authority (ACM) on...
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