Davis, Steven J.; Haltiwanger, John C.; Handley, Kyle; … - 2022
The effects of private equity buyouts on employment, productivity, and job reallocation vary tremendously with … millions of control firms. Employment shrinks 13% over two years after buyouts of publicly listed firms - on average, and … of credit conditions or slowing of GDP growth curtails employment growth and intra-firm job reallocation at target firms …