We examine how a merger affects wages of unionized labour and, in turn, the profitability of a merger under both Cournot and Bertrand competition. If unions are plant-specific, we find that a merger is more profitable ...

A common approach to merger simulations used in antitrust cases is to calibrate demand from market shares and a few additional parameters. When the products involved in the merger case are differentiated along several ...

his master’s thesis attempts to identify the value of ESG scores through the willingness of acquirers to pay a premium for ESG scores in M&A transactions. As the world is working to become climate friendly through international ...

SeaDrill har det siste året figurert svært mye i den daglige finanspressen. Gjennom diverse oppkjøp klarte selskapet på under ett år å bygge seg opp til å bli Europas største riggselskap. I denne oppgaven har jeg sett ...

In this paper we compare the profitability of a merger to the profitability of a partial ownership arrangement and find that partial ownership arrangements can be more profitable for the acquiring and acquired firm because ...

In this paper we compare the profitability of a merger to the profitability of a partial ownership arrangement and find that partial ownership arrangements can be more profitable for the acquiring and acquired firm because ...

This paper discusses the pricing- and welfare implications of mergers in two-sided media markets. Media firms typically rely on revenues from two very different, but inextricably linked, customer groups: consumers and ...

Rapporten presenterer resultatene fra et prosjekt som er utført på oppdrag for merverdigavgiftsutvalget, og som har hatt til formål å understøtte utvalgets arbeid med økonomiske beregninger. Utvalget er oppnevnt av regjeringen ...