Abstract
We examine the wealth effects of economic nationalism on domestic and foreign rivals using a novel sample of government blocked EU cross-border takeover bids. Regressions show a significantly larger net contagion effect of 0.73% (€31m) on bid announcement for domestic rivals relative to foreign. Government intervention results in larger negative returns, which become even more negative at bid resolution, especially for domestic rivals. Domestic rivals lose significantly more (€23m) over the whole bid period, likely consistent with lower future takeover likelihood. We show that economic nationalism has a significant cost, which is not only confined to the EU blocking country.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
