Mergers and spin-offs are typically opposite strategies for firms, and are not simultaneously profitable in a standard linear Cournot model. We propose a simple spatial Cournot framework, where merger is profitable but subsequent divisionalization is even more. However, this is true only for...

Two-firm horizontal Cournot mergers give rise to multi-plant firms in spatial markets. We study location equilibria on the circle for competition between a two-store merged entity and one then two single-store competitors. Several results turn up. First of all, we get equilibrium location...

Two-firm horizontal Cournot mergers give rise to multi-plant firms in spatial markets. We study location equilibria on the circle for competition between a two-store merged entity and one then two single-store competitors. Several results turn up. First of all, we get equilibrium location...

Mergers and spin-offs are typically opposite strategies for firms, and are not simultaneously profitable in a standard linear Cournot model. We propose a simple spatial Cournot framework, where merger is profitable but subsequent divisionalization is even more. However, this is true only for...