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The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Company Employment in the United Kingdom

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The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Company Employment in the United Kingdom. / Conyon, Martin; Girma, S; Thompson, S et al.
In: European Economic Review, Vol. 46, No. 1, 01.2002, p. 31-49.

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Conyon, M, Girma, S, Thompson, S & Wright, P 2002, 'The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Company Employment in the United Kingdom', European Economic Review, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 31-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0014-2921(00)00086-6

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Conyon, M., Girma, S., Thompson, S., & Wright, P. (2002). The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Company Employment in the United Kingdom. European Economic Review, 46(1), 31-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0014-2921(00)00086-6

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Conyon M, Girma S, Thompson S, Wright P. The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Company Employment in the United Kingdom. European Economic Review. 2002 Jan;46(1):31-49. doi: 10.1016/S0014-2921(00)00086-6

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Conyon, Martin ; Girma, S ; Thompson, S et al. / The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Company Employment in the United Kingdom. In: European Economic Review. 2002 ; Vol. 46, No. 1. pp. 31-49.

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