Horizontal mergers and divestment dynamics in a sunset industry.

Industries with declining demand tend to be riddled with chronic excess capital due to the presence of a business-stealing effect and fixed costs. This article highlights the potential of mergers to internalize this business-stealing effect and thereby promote divestment. Using the case of mergers i...

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Publicado en:RAND Journal of Economics (Wiley-Blackwell) Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 961 - 998
Autor principal: Nishiwaki, Masato
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Winter2016
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