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| Author: | Katrishen, F. A. Scordis, N. A. |
| Title: | Economies of scale in services: A study of multinational insurers. |
| Journal: | Journal of International Business Studies
1998 : VOL. 29:2, p. 305-324 |
| Index terms: | INSURANCE COMPANIES MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The study examines whether multinational insurers achieve economies of scale. Using a time-series, cross-sectional design, it analyzes the relationship between expenses and output of multinational insurers. It is found that multinational insurers achieve economies of scale only up to a point, and rather than benefitting from scale, the most internationally diverse insurers suffer diseconomies. The conclusion is that the benefits of extensive foreign acquisitions by insurers are questionable. |
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