Do Foreign Mergers and Acquisitions Boost Firm Productivity?

This paper examines the causal relationship between foreign mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and the productivity of acquired firms using micro-data from the UK over the period 1999–2007. Our results suggest a significant heterogeneity in the total factor productivity (TFP) effects of foreign M&am...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schiffbauer, Marc, Siedschlag, Iulia, Ruane, Frances
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29255