Description: Preface Introduction Alan J. Auerbach 1. The Impact of Firm Acquisitions on Labor Charles Brown and James L. Medoff Comment : Geoffrey Carliner Comment : Henry S. Farber 2. Breach of Trust in Hostile Takeovers Andrei Shleifer and Lawrence H. Summers Comment : Bengt Holmstrom Comment : Oliver E. Williamson 3. The Effect of Takeover Activity on Corporate Research and Development Bronwyn H. Hall Comment : Charles Brown Comment : Ariel Pakes 4. Characteristics of Targets of Hostile and Friendly Takeovers Randall Mrck, Andrei Schleifer, and Robert W. Vishny Comment : Oliver S. D'Arcy Hart Comment : Michael C. Jensen 5. Do Target Shareholders Lose in Unsuccessful Control Contests? Richard S. Ruback Comment : Andrei Schleifer Comment : Robert W. Vishney 6. The Effects of Taxation on the Merger Decision Alan J. Auerbach and David Reishus Comment : James M. Poterba Comment : John B. Shoven 7. Share Repurchases and Acquisitions: An Analysis of Which Firms Participate Laurie Simon Bagwell and John B. Shoven Comment : David F. Bradford Comment : Jerry R. Green 8. Means of Payment Takeovers: Results for the United Kingdom and the United States Julian R. Franks, Robert S. Harris, and Colin Mayer Comment : Artur Raviv Comment : Richard S. Ruback 9. A Time-Series Analysis of Mergers and Acquisitions in the U.S. Economy Devra L. Golbe and Lawrence J. White Comment : Steven C. Salop Comment : Robert A. Taggart, Jr. 10. Panel Discussion: Corporate Takeovers and Public Policy Joseph A. Grundfest, Gregg Jarrell, Steven C. Salop, and Lawrence J. White List of Contributors Name Index Subject Index

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