Pesendorfer, Martin 
ORCID: 0000-0002-0547-8711
(1998)
Horizontal mergers in the paper industry.
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National Bureau for Economic Research, Cambridge, MA., USA.
Abstract
This paper examines mergers and acquisitions in the US paper and paperboard industry. This industry experienced a wave of horizontal mergers during the mid 1980s. We study implications of mergers on consumers, rival firms, and welfare. The analysis is based on a model of investment decisions. We compare the equilibrium investment decisions prior to and after the merger wave. The evidence indicates that the efficiency of the majority of acquiring firms increases following an acquisition. Based on the parameter estimates, we calculate merger welfare effects. We find that total welfare increased by $583.5 million as a result of the mergers.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.nber.org |
| Additional Information: | © 1998 Martin Pesendorfer |
| Divisions: | Economics STICERD |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2008 13:13 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Oct 2024 04:02 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/5338 |
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