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Merger externalities in oligopolistic markets

We evaluate the external effects of 183 large mergers at the market level by assessing the impact on the main competitors of the merging firms. Using synthetic control groups and difference in difference estimation, we find that the return on assets of rival firms increases significantly after a merger. The size of the effect varies strongly with market characteristics and the intensity of competition.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:VIENNA/oai:epub.wu-wien.ac.at:5727
Date19 May 2016
CreatorsGugler, Klaus, SzĂĽcs, Florian
PublisherElsevier
Source SetsWirtschaftsuniversität Wien
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle, PeerReviewed
Formatapplication/pdf
Relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2016.05.003, https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-industrial-organization, https://www.elsevier.com/journals/international-journal-of-industrial-organization/0167-7187/open-access-options, http://epub.wu.ac.at/5727/

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