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Hostile takeover and costly merger control

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  • Oliver Gürtler
  • Matthias Kräkel
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  • Oliver Gürtler & Matthias Kräkel, 2009. "Hostile takeover and costly merger control," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 141(3), pages 371-389, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:141:y:2009:i:3:p:371-389
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-009-9457-4
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    Keywords

    Contest theory; Litigation; Merger control; D72; D74; L4;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • L4 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies

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