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Hostile Takeovers in the 1980s: The Return to Corporate Specialization

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  • Vishny, Robert W.
  • Bhagat, Sanjai
  • Shleifer, Andrei

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  • Vishny, Robert W. & Bhagat, Sanjai & Shleifer, Andrei, 1990. "Hostile Takeovers in the 1980s: The Return to Corporate Specialization," Scholarly Articles 8705861, Harvard University Department of Economics.
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