The Impact of Firm Acquisitions on Labor

In this paper, we investigate the changes in wages and employment following a firm's involvement in an acquisition, compared with firms not involved in acquisitions. Contrary to the tenor of popular press coverage of acquisitions, which focuses on hostile takeovers of large firms, we find small (and sometimes positive) changes in wages and employment following an acquisition.

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Year of publication:	1987-06
Authors:	Brown, CharlesBrown ; Medoff, James L.
Institutions:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	NBER Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	LS published as <a href="http://www.nber.org/chapters/c2051">The Impact of Firm Acquisitions on Labor</a>, Charles Brown, James L. Medoff. in <a href="http://www.nber.org/books/auer88-1">Corporate Takeovers: Causes and Consequences</a>, Auerbach. 1988 Number 2273
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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