This article investigates the effects of horizontal acquisitions on the performance of target
firms in the 1990s. Using French manufacturing firm-level data, we examine two main …

This paper develops a competition theory framework that evaluates an important aspect of
the OECD's Harmful Tax Practices Initiative against tax havens. We show that the sequential …

This paper examines a multinational's choice between greenfield investment and cross‐
border merger when it enters another country via foreign direct investment (FDI) and faces …

We set up a general equilibrium model with heterogeneous firms to study the interaction
between wage bargaining and foreign direct investment. Thereby, we highlight the …

I analyze the effects of downstream competition when there is bargaining between
downstream firms and upstream agents (firms or unions). When bargaining is over a uniform …

Investment liberalizing countries are often concerned that cross-border mergers and
acquisitions, in contrast to greenfield investments, might have an adverse effect on domestic …

We analyze unionized firms' incentives to outsource intermediate goods production to
foreign (low-cost) subcontractors. Such outsourcing leads to increased wages for the …

We develop a two-country, multi-sector model of oligopoly in which unionised and non-
unionised sectors interact in general equilibrium. The model is used to study the impact of …

The attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) is considered to be of particular importance
for emerging economies because it represents a channel through which international …

I analyse the effects of a downstream merger in a differentiated oligopoly when there is
bargaining between downstream firms and upstream agents (firms or unions). Bargaining …