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Type Journal Article
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Title Merge or fail? The determinants of mergers and bankruptcies in Switzerland, 1995-2000
Organization Unit
Authors
  • S Buehler
  • C Kaiser
  • F Jaeger
Item Subtype Original Work
Refereed Yes
Status Published in final form
Language
  • English
Journal Title Economics Letters
Publisher Elsevier
Geographical Reach international
ISSN 0165-1765
Volume 90
Number 1
Page Range 88 - 95
Date 2005
Abstract Text This paper examines the determinants of mergers and bankruptcies using firm level data from Switzerland. We find considerable differences in the determinants of mergers and bankruptcies. Our results support the notion that mergers are often undertaken to seize growth opportunities.
Digital Object Identifier 10.1016/j.econlet.2005.07.010
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