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		| Arijit  Mukherjee | 
	
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		| ''Cross-border merger and domestic welfare'' | 
	
		| ( 2006, Vol. 6 No.16 ) | 
	
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		| We consider the welfare effect of cross-border merger in presence of international R&D competition. Cross-border merger increases domestic welfare if the bargaining power of the foreign firm and the slope of the marginal cost of R&D are sufficiently low. Otherwise, domestic welfare is lower under cross-border merger. | 
	
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		| JEL: F1 - Trade: General O2 - Development Planning and Policy: General
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		| | Manuscript Received : Oct 23 2006 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Nov 14 2006 | 
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