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You Are One Of Us Now! How Do Share Prices Of Rivals React To Privatization?

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  • Z. AYCA ALTINTIG
  • K. PEREN ARIN
  • EBERHARD FEESS
  • CHRISTOPH SCHUMACHER

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By using a unique data set from the Turkish cement industry, we analyze the impact of privatization on the market value of rival firms. Privatization increases efficiency, which is bad news for rivals. But if an incumbent buys a state owned firm, this leads to a higher market concentration which is good news for rivals. We show that privatization leads to overall positive abnormal returns for rivals because the concentration effect outweighs the efficiency effect. Consistent with our theory, this effect is reinforced when the initial market concentration is high.

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  • Z. Ayca Altintig & K. Peren Arin & Eberhard Feess & Christoph Schumacher, 2009. "You Are One Of Us Now! How Do Share Prices Of Rivals React To Privatization?," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 57(2), pages 265-293, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jindec:v:57:y:2009:i:2:p:265-293
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6451.2009.00375.x
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