A CRITICAL REVIEW OF NEOCLASSICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL THEORIES OF MERGER WAVES

This paper aims to identify and critically evaluate the theoretical explanations of mergers happening in clusters. We identified two streams of theories: neoclassical and behavioural explanations of merger waves. Neoclassical theories include q theory and industry shock hypothesis. Behavioural th...

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Main Authors: Atiqur RAHMAN, Lauren USHER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: “Victor Slăvescu” Centre for Financial and Monetary Research 2022-03-01
Series:Financial Studies
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Online Access:http://fs.icfm.ro/Paper01.FS1.2022.pdf