International trade and the incentive for merger

Martin Chalkley; Geoff Stewart

doi:10.1080/00036840903527171

International trade and the incentive for merger

Martin Chalkley
, Geoff Stewart

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This paper examines the profitability of horizontal merger in an open economy. We find that duopoly is a necessary, but not sufficient,condition for domestic merger to be profitable. A cross-border merger, however,can be profitable from any market structure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1673-1677
Journal	Applied Economics
Volume	43
Issue number	13
Early online date	2 Feb 2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840903527171
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Merger
International trade
Oligopoly

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Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics 175: International trade and the incentive for merger
Chalkley, M. & Stewart, G., 2004, University of Dundee, (Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics; no. 175).
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International trade and the incentive for merger

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