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Cross‐Border Merger & Acquisition Activity and Revealed Comparative Advantage in Manufacturing Industries

Cross‐Border Merger & Acquisition Activity and Revealed Comparative Advantage in Manufacturing... We estimate an important implication of oligopolistic international trade modeling for the predicted pattern of cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Our core argument is that cross‐border M&As are, among other factors, driven by cross‐country differences in comparative advantage. We find strong evidence that acquiring firms operate in industries with a comparative advantage. We also report (less pronounced) evidence that this holds for target firms as well. We therefore add another explanation, rooted in international economics, to the industrial organization literature on M&As that emphasizes efficiency and strategic motives. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Wiley

Cross‐Border Merger & Acquisition Activity and Revealed Comparative Advantage in Manufacturing Industries

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN
1058-6407
eISSN
1530-9134
DOI
10.1111/jems.12007
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Abstract

We estimate an important implication of oligopolistic international trade modeling for the predicted pattern of cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Our core argument is that cross‐border M&As are, among other factors, driven by cross‐country differences in comparative advantage. We find strong evidence that acquiring firms operate in industries with a comparative advantage. We also report (less pronounced) evidence that this holds for target firms as well. We therefore add another explanation, rooted in international economics, to the industrial organization literature on M&As that emphasizes efficiency and strategic motives.

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Journal of Economics & Management StrategyWiley

Published: Mar 1, 2013

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