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 … relative to control firms - but expands 13% after buyouts of privately held firms. Post-buyout productivity gains at target …

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 … relative to control firms - but expands 13% after buyouts of privately held firms. Post-buyout productivity gains at target …

is accounted for by the reduction in the response of employment to shocks in US establishments. Using a plant level … employment adjustment. Changes in market power, as captured by changes in the curvature of the revenue, function play a minimal …

productivity directly, by reallocating resources towards more productive uses, but also indirectly through the effects of increased …

production, wages, and employment that have occurred over the last several decades. We investigate the following two related … hypotheses. First, that most of the recent increase in the dispersion of wages and productivity has occurred across … establishments and these changes are linked. Second, that the increased dispersion in wages and productivity across establishments is …

, depending on buyout type and external conditions. Employment at target firms shrinks 13% over two years in buyouts of publicly …. Labor productivity rises 8% at targets over two years post buyout (again, relative to controls), with large gains for both … public-to-private and private-to-private buyouts. Target productivity gains are larger yet for deals executed amidst tight …