EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON THE MOTIVES FOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN EIGHT FOOD INDUSTRIES
Ollinger, Michael; Nguyen, Sang V.
2003

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This paper investigates the motives for mergers and acquisitions in eight U.S. food products industries from1977-92. Results show that acquired plants were highly productive before mergers and realized an increase in productivity growth in the post-merger period.

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Title EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON THE MOTIVES FOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN EIGHT FOOD INDUSTRIES
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Author(s) Ollinger, Michael
Nguyen, Sang V.
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Issue Date 2003
Publication Type Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers 10.22004/ag.econ.22176
Record Identifier https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/22176
PURL Identifier http://purl.umn.edu/22176
Language English
Total Pages 30
Series Statement Selected Paper
Record Appears in Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) > Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Conferences > 2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada

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