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Evaluating Mergers in the Presence of Dynamic Competition Using Impacts on Rivals

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  • Saman Olfati
  • Fatos Radoniqi

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  • Darren Filson & Saman Olfati & Fatos Radoniqi, 2015. "Evaluating Mergers in the Presence of Dynamic Competition Using Impacts on Rivals," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 58(4).
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