The measurement of merger delay in regulated and restructuring industries

Authors
Ekelund, RB Ford, GS Thornton, M
Citation
Rb. Ekelund et al., The measurement of merger delay in regulated and restructuring industries, APPL ECON L, 8(8), 2001, pp. 535-537
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
13504851 → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
535 - 537
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-4851(200108)8:8<535:TMOMDI>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Delay due to multiple merger reviews in regulated industries is analysed em pirically. Tests on a sample of over 500 mergers between 1990 and 1998 reve al that delay is 80% longer in regulated industries than unregulated indust ries.