Reference : Pre-empting Technology Competition through Firm Acquisition

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Business & economic sciences : Strategy & innovation
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/7306

Title :	Pre-empting Technology Competition through Firm Acquisition
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Hussinger, Katrin [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Center for Research in Economic Analysis (CREA) >]
	Grimpe, Christoph []
Publication date :	2008
Journal title :	Economics Letters
Publisher :	Elsevier Science
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0165-1765
Keywords :	[en] Pre-empting technology competition ; Mergers and acquisitions
Abstract :	[en] This paper shows that firms engage in horizontal mergers and acquisitions to pre-empt competition in technology markets. Making use of the patent application procedure at the European Patent Office we introduce a measure for potential entry barriers in technology markets.
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