Asset specificity and firm value: Evidence from mergers
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Keywords
Corporate finance; Asset specificity; Industry distress; Mergers and acquisitions; Firm distress; Fire sale;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
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