CESifo Forum 1/2006

Focus: Mergers and acquisitions A new perspective in mergers and acquisitions: Evidence explained, policies prescribed (Johan Stennek) (PDF, 157 KB) The market for mergers and the boundaries of the firm (Kevin Gardiner) (PDF, 226 KB) Coporate restructuring and M&A activity (José Manuel Campa) (PDF, 227 KB) Comparative advantage, cross-border mergers and merger waves: International economics meets industrial organization (Steven Brakman, Harry Garretsen and Charles van Marrewijk) (PDF, 142 KB) Trouble in paradise: Will technocrats review global mergers forever (Simon J. Evenett) (PDF, 175 KB) The "more economic approach" in EU merger control (Arndt Christiansen) (PDF, 139 KB) Germany as an emerging archipelago economy: On some less obvious implications of coporate takeovers and mergers (Hans-Martin Zademach) (PDF, 139 KB) Pro and Contra: After the EP vote: Amendments to the Draft Service Directive Pro: ETUC (PDF, 168 KB) Contra: UNICE (PDF, 248 KB) Spotlights: Ranking of international competitiveness in comparison (PDF, 123 KB) EU25 innovation gap (PDF, 108 KB) Trends: Statistic Update (PDF, 108 KB)