Merge or fail? : The determinants of mergers and bankruptcies in Switzerland, 1995 - 2000

Christian Kaiser; Christian Kaiser; Franz Jaeger

This paper examines the determinants of mergers and bankruptcies, using firm level data from the Swiss Business Census and the Dun & Bradstreet exit database for Switzerland (1995-2000). Employing duration analysis, we find considerable differences in the determinants of mergers and bankruptcies, in particular with respect to firm size, location and the impact of macroeconomic conditions. Our results support the notion that mergers are often undertaken to seize growth opportunities. -- merger ; bankruptcy ; failure ; survival ; exit

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Year of publication:	Mar. 2005
Other Persons:	Bühler, Stefan (contributor) ; Kaiser, Christian (contributor) ; Jaeger, Franz (contributor)
Subject:	Fusion \| Merger \| Übernahme \| Takeover \| Insolvenz \| Insolvency \| Unternehmenserfolg \| Firm performance \| Erfolgsfaktor \| Success factor \| Schätzung \| Estimation \| Schweiz \| Switzerland \| Statistische Bestandsanalyse \| Duration analysis \| 1995-2000

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Extent:	Online-Ressource, 14 p., text ill
Series:	Working paper. - Zürich : Sozialökonomisches Institut, Bibliothek, ZDB-ID 2100007-4. - Vol. 0506
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Systemvoraussetzungen: Acrobat reader
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/76244 [Handle]
Classification:	C41 - Duration Analysis ; L10 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance. General ; L20 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior. General
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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