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  • PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD: Environmental Policy and Mergers in Toxic-Intensive Sectors

  • Mahelet G. Fikru
  • Journal:
    Environmental Practice / Volume 16 / Issue 2 / June 2014
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    23 April 2014, pp. 162-163
    Print publication:
    June 2014
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  • With the recent rise in merger and acquisition activities among polluting firms, a rigorous study of the complex relationship between environmental variables and merger incentives is very important. While there is a wide array of literature on incentives to merge, the following questions have not yet been satisfactorily resolved: Could environmental policies alter the incentive to acquire or merge with other firms in the industry? Could antitrust policies be improved to consider environmental externalities? Could huge mergers in polluting sectors possibly have a say in environmental policy making?

    Environmental Practice 16: 162–163 (2014)