Cost-saving or Cost-enhancing Mergers: the Impact of the Distribution of Roles in Oligopoly
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- Nicolas Le Pape & Kai Zhao, 2010. "Cost-saving or Cost-enhancing Mergers: the Impact of the Distribution of Roles in Oligopoly," Working Papers halshs-00812080, HAL.
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