Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/19066 
Year of Publication: 
2005
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 1602
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
By combining two large data sets (on international trade flows and on mergers and acquisitions – M&As), we are able to test two implications of Neary's (2003, 2004a) recent theoretical work. Analyzing M&As in a General Oligopolistic Equilibrium (GOLE) model incorporating strategic interaction between firms in a general equilibrium setting, we argue that: (i) M&As follow revealed comparative advantage as measured by the Balassa index, and (ii) M&As come in waves. We find convincing support for both hypotheses, thus showing for the first time that there is an empirical connection between export performance and mergers and acquisitions
Subjects: 
comparative advantage
cross border mergers and acquisitions
merger waves
general oligopolistic equilibrium model
JEL: 
L13
F12
F10
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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