NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Corporate Takeovers: Causes and Consequences

Alan J. Auerbach, ed.

Published in 1988 by University of Chicago Press
© 1988 by the National Bureau of Economic Research

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0344 pages
ISBN: 0-226-03211-6

Table of Contents

Front matter: Alan J. Auerbach (p. -9 - -1) (bibliographic info) (download)

Introduction: Alan J. Auerbach (p. 1 - 8) (bibliographic info) (download)

1. The Impact of Firm Acquisitions on Labor: Charles Brown, James L. Medoff (p. 9 - 32) (bibliographic info) (download)

2. Breach of Trust in Hostile Takeovers: Andrei Shleifer, Lawrence H. Summers (p. 33 - 68) (bibliographic info) (download)

3. The Effect of Takeover Activity on Corporate Research and Development: Bronwyn H. Hall (p. 69 - 100) (bibliographic info) (download)

4. Characteristics of Targets of Hostile and Friendly Takeovers: Randall Morck, Andrei Shleifer, Robert W. Vishny (p. 101 - 136) (bibliographic info) (download)

5. Do Target Shareholders Lose in Unsuccessful Control Contests?: Richard S. Ruback (p. 137 - 156) (bibliographic info) (download)

6. The Effects of Taxation on the Merger Decision: Alan J. Auerbach, David Reishus (p. 157 - 190) (bibliographic info) (download)

7. Share Repurchases and Acquisitions: An Analysis of Which Firms Participate: Laurie Simon Bagwell, John B. Shoven (p. 191 - 220) (bibliographic info) (download)

8. Means of Payment in Takeovers: Results for the United Kingdom and the United States: Julian R. Franks, Robert S. Harris, Cohn Mayer (p. 221 - 264) (bibliographic info) (download)

9. A Time-Series Analysis of Mergers and Acquisitions in the U.S. Economy: Devra L. Golbe, Lawrence J. White (p. 265 - 310) (bibliographic info) (download)

10. Panel Discussion: Corporate Takeovers and Public Policy: Joseph A. Grundfest, Gregg Jarrell, Steven C. Salop, Lawrence J. White (p. 311 - 332) (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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