Merger in Contests

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Research , Book , Preprint 01 Jan 2000 Germany English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:SSRN Electronic Journal (eissn: 1556-5068,

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Authors: Huck, Steffen; Konrad, Kai A.; Müller, Wieland;

doi: 10.2139/ssrn.260745

handle: 10419/75673 , 10419/62185

Merger in Contests

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Abstract

Competition in some markets is a contest. This paper studies the merger incentives in such markets. Merger can be profitable. The profitability depends on the post-merger contest st ructure, the discriminatory power of the contest and on the number of contestants

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Germany

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Keywords

L13, ddc:330, 330 Wirtschaft, contests,merger, L11, contests, Contests, Contests, merger, D44, merger, jel: jel:D44, jel: jel:L11, jel: jel:L13

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