Competitors’ Reactions to Big Tech Acquisitions: Evidence from Mobile Apps
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Keywords
Mergers and acquisitions; digital markets; GAFAM; apps; innovation; privacy; event study;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- K21 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Antitrust Law
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
- L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2022-02-14 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-HIS-2022-02-14 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-ICT-2022-02-14 (Information and Communication Technologies)
- NEP-IND-2022-02-14 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-LAW-2022-02-14 (Law and Economics)
- NEP-PAY-2022-02-14 (Payment Systems and Financial Technology)
- NEP-REG-2022-02-14 (Regulation)
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