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the model to allow for downstream duopoly. When downstream firms are engaged in a preemption race, the upstream firm sells …
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This paper proposes an explanation of merger waves based on a dynamic preemption game. A set of acquirers compete over … dynamics predictions of the model are related to stylized facts.Keywords: Merger waves, preemption, dynamic global games, real …
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show that both preemption and attrition can occur along typical equilibrium paths. In order to determine the attrition … show that there is always a positive probability of eventual preemption, contrasting the deterministic version of the model … in attrition and preemption regions. …
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, the determination of equilibria with preemption is reduced to solving a single class of constrained stopping problems. The …
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The seminal work of Fudenberg and Tirole (1985) on how preemption erodes the value of an option to wait raises general … result, relying on an "infinitely fine grid". Here it is shown that the preemption equilibrium is the limit of the unique …
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show that both preemption and attrition can occur along typical equilibrium paths. In order to determine the attrition … show that there is always a positive probability of eventual preemption, contrasting the deterministic version of the model … in attrition and preemption regions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011284232
, the determination of equilibria with preemption is reduced to solving a single class of constrained stopping problems. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011380662
The seminal work of Fudenberg and Tirole (1985) on how preemption erodes the value of an option to wait raises general … result, relying on an "infinitely fine grid". Here it is shown that the preemption equilibrium is the limit of the unique …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449161
We show that in a preemption game of entry into a Cournot market, increasing the number of competitors beyond duopoly …
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This paper proposes and tests an explanation as to why rational managers seeking to maximize shareholder value can pursue value-decreasing mergers. It can be optimal to overpay for a target firm and decrease shareholder value if the loss is less than in an alternative where the merger is...
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