Mergers under Asymmetric Information � Is there a Lemons Problem?
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Keywords
merger; asymmetric information; oligopoly; single crossing;JEL classification:
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
- D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
- L33 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprise and Nonprofit Institutions; Privatization; Contracting Out
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2006-02-12 (All new papers)
- NEP-BEC-2006-02-12 (Business Economics)
- NEP-COM-2006-02-12 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-FMK-2006-02-12 (Financial Markets)
- NEP-IND-2006-02-12 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-MIC-2006-02-12 (Microeconomics)
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