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dc.contributor.authorDeLong, Gayle L.en
dc.contributor.authorBuch, Claudia M.en
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T15:00:09Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T15:00:09Z-
dc.date.issued2001-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/17888-
dc.description.abstractAlthough domestic mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the financial services industry have increased steadily over the past two decades, international M&As were relatively rare until recently. This paper uses a novel dataset of over 2,300 mergers that took place between 1978 and 2001 to analyse the determinants of international bank mergers. We test the extent to which information costs and regulations hold back merger activity. Our results suggest that banks operating in more regulated environments are less likely to be the targets of international bank mergers. Hence, the lifting of regulations can spur growth in cross-border bank mergers. Also, mergers tend to be less frequent if information costs are high.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aKiel Institute of World Economics (IfW) |cKielen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aKiel Working Paper |x1070en
dc.subject.jelG21en
dc.subject.jelF21en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordcross-border bankingen
dc.subject.keywordinformation costsen
dc.subject.keywordregulationsen
dc.subject.keywordmergers and acquisitionsen
dc.subject.stwBanken
dc.subject.stwInternationale Banken
dc.subject.stwFusionen
dc.subject.stwÜbernahmeen
dc.subject.stwInformationskostenen
dc.subject.stwBankenpolitiken
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwWelten
dc.subject.stwDistanzen
dc.titleCross-Border Bank Mergers: What Lures the Rare Animal?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn859850935en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:ifwkwp:1070en
dc.identifier.printppn333226186en

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