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Although private equity firms are often criticized for layoffs, little evidence exists regarding which employees lose their jobs and why. We argue that explanations for the job polarization process can also explain layoffs after buyouts. Buyouts reduce agency problems, which triggers automation,...
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, we estimate the causal effects of a firm's bilateral trade on employment and wages of immigrants from that country. We … find a positive, yet heterogeneous, effect of trade on immigrant employment but no effect on immigrant wages. …
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in domestic markets, and how it affects relative wages and formal employment between men and women. Using the Revealed … labour force surveys that contain information on sectoral employment and earnings. We find that sectors of comparative …
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In Sweden, as in many other countries, marginal groups tend to be overrepresented in non-standard employment. A … decomposition of the employment rate of full-time workers on permanent contracts reveals that non-standard employment contributes to … employment figures alone. Our econometric analysis shows that the negative wage premia associated with fixed-term employment are …
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This paper studies how a special wage increase for assistant nurses in Sweden affected income and employment. Workers … similar employment and income levels before the agreement was reached. Assistant nurses see higher increases in labor income …
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