Cross-border mergers and acquisitions in services : the role of policy and industrial structure (English)

This paper presents evidence on the determinants of cross-border mergers and acquisitions in services sectors. It develops a stylized model of mergers and acquisitions that predicts that the incidence of merger and acquisition deals depends, inter alia, on the target economy's size, industrial structure and investment policies, as well as on bilateral transactions costs. These predictions are examined with bilateral merger and acquisition flow data...

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Barattieri, Alessandro;

Borchert,Ingo;

Mattoo,Aaditya;
Document Date
2014/06/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6905
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2014/06/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Cross-border mergers and acquisitions in services : the role of policy and industrial structure
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Barattieri, Alessandro; Borchert,Ingo; Mattoo,Aaditya.

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions in services : the role of policy and industrial structure (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6905 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/909281468323360423

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