Using only information on the degree of concavity of demand and observable structural variables as the market share of firms, a necessary and sufficient condition for a merger to increase welfare is derived. On the profitability side, we obtain that when market size decreases merger profitability increases
In order to talk about merger, one needs some notion of assets or capital which can be combined, an...
In the theoretical literature, strong arguments have been provided in support of the efficiency defe...
This thesis characterizes how a merger’s profitability and efficiency are affected by its size and b...
Master of ArtsDepartment of EconomicsYang-Ming ChangThis report examines merger incentives of cost a...
This paper analyzes endogenous merger formation in oligopolistic markets where firms have different ...
viding necessary and sufficient conditions for horizontal mergers to be both profitable and welfare-...
This paper considers a model of duopoly with differentiated products to examine the welfare effects ...
The welfare impact of a merger involves the market power offense and the efficiency defense. Salant ...
In this paper we consider a model of duopoly with differentiated products to examine the welfare eff...
Information asymmetry creates incentives for firms from different countries to merge. To demonstrate...
In a setting where symmetric firms compete a la Cournot and costs are linear, the degree of concavit...
Abstract It is well known that the profitability of horizontal mergers with quantity competition is ...
This paper analyzes endogenous merger formation in oligopolistic markets where firms have different ...
In imperfectly competitive markets firms with high costs produce positive output. The market's abili...
This paper evaluates both efficiency increasing and efficiency decreasing mergers in a procurement s...
In order to talk about merger, one needs some notion of assets or capital which can be combined, an...
In the theoretical literature, strong arguments have been provided in support of the efficiency defe...
This thesis characterizes how a merger’s profitability and efficiency are affected by its size and b...
Master of ArtsDepartment of EconomicsYang-Ming ChangThis report examines merger incentives of cost a...
This paper analyzes endogenous merger formation in oligopolistic markets where firms have different ...
viding necessary and sufficient conditions for horizontal mergers to be both profitable and welfare-...
This paper considers a model of duopoly with differentiated products to examine the welfare effects ...
The welfare impact of a merger involves the market power offense and the efficiency defense. Salant ...
In this paper we consider a model of duopoly with differentiated products to examine the welfare eff...
Information asymmetry creates incentives for firms from different countries to merge. To demonstrate...
In a setting where symmetric firms compete a la Cournot and costs are linear, the degree of concavit...
Abstract It is well known that the profitability of horizontal mergers with quantity competition is ...
This paper analyzes endogenous merger formation in oligopolistic markets where firms have different ...
In imperfectly competitive markets firms with high costs produce positive output. The market's abili...
This paper evaluates both efficiency increasing and efficiency decreasing mergers in a procurement s...
In order to talk about merger, one needs some notion of assets or capital which can be combined, an...
In the theoretical literature, strong arguments have been provided in support of the efficiency defe...
This thesis characterizes how a merger’s profitability and efficiency are affected by its size and b...