Mergers and the market for organization capital |
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Authors: | André L Faria |
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Institution: | Research Department, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC 20431, USA |
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Abstract: | In this paper, mergers are an equilibrium outcome in which acquirers “marry” targets so as to gain access to their organization capital. Firms with lower learning costs about the new technology are not necessarily those that manage it best once it is mature. Since there are gains from trade, a market for organization capital can arise through mergers. This model generates a merger wave after a shock to technology and is consistent with several other stylized facts on mergers documented in the literature. |
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Keywords: | G34 L16 O33 |
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