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Exploring The Role Of Acquisition In The Performance Of Firms: Is The "Firm" The Right Unit Of Analysis?

Nguyen, Sang V; Mcguckin, Robert H - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 1995

In this article, we examine the effect of acquisitions on productivity performance of acquiring firms using the … assessing the impact of acquisitions on the structure and performance of firms requires a careful look at the individual …

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THE MANUFACTURING PLANT OWNERSHIP CHANGE DATABASE: ITS CONSTRUCTION AND USEFULNESS

Nguyen, Sang V - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 1998

The Center for Economic Studies, U. S. Bureau of the Census, has constructed the "Manufacturing Plant Ownership Change …-1992 . This is a unique data set which, together with the LRD, can be used to conduct a variety of economic studies that were not … possible before. This paper describes how the OCD was constructed and discusses the usefulness of these data for economic …

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The Impact Of Ownership Change On Employment, Wages, And Labor Productivity In U.S. Manufacturing 1977-87

Nguyen, Sang V; Mcguckin, Robert H; Reznek, Arnold P - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 1995

firm. Thus, plant level data are necessary for studying the structure and performance of firms over time. …

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Public Use Microdata: Disclosure And Usefulness

Nguyen, Sang V; Mcguckin, Robert H - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 1988

of microdata in statistical surveys. These data are valuable for economic research and market and policy analysis … issues and explore alternative masking methods for generating panels of useful economic microdata that can be released to …

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Mergers and Acquisitions and Productivity in the U.S. Meat Products Industries: Evidence from the Micro Data

Nguyen, Sang V; Ollinger, Michael - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 2002

This paper investigates the motives for mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. meat products industry from1977-92. Results show that acquired meat and poultry plants were highly productive before mergers, and that meat plants significantly improved productivity growth in the post-merger periods,...

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Measuring Total Factor Productivity, Technical Change And The Rate Of Returns To Research And Development

Nguyen, Sang V; Kokkelenberg, Edward C - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 1991

Recent research indicates that estimates of the effect of research and development (R&D) on total factor productivity growth are sensitive to different measures of total factor productivity. In this paper, we use establishment level data for the flat glass industry extracted from the Census...

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The Impact of Ownership Changes: A View from Labor Markets

McGuckin, Robert H; Nguyen, Sang V - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 2000

Previous studies of mergers and acquisition often focus on firms’ performance such as profits, productivity and market … shares. However, from a broad competition policy perspective, the impacts on labor and wages are crucial. In this study, we …

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Modelling Technical Progress And Total Factor Productivity: A Plant Level Example

Nguyen, Sang V; Kokkelenberg, Edward C - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 1988

Shifts in the production frontier occur because of changes in technology. A model of how a firm learns to use the new technology, or how it adapts from the first production frontier to the second, is suggested. Two different adaptation paths are embodied in a translog cost function and its...

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On Productivity and Plant Ownership Change: New Evidence From the LRD

Nguyen, Sang V; Mcguckin, Robert H - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 1993

(2) transferred plants experience improvement in productivity performance following the ownership change. …

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Factor Substitution In U.S. Manufacturing: Does Plant Size Matter

Nguyen, Sang V; Streitwieser, Mary L - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 1998

; consequently, economic policies such energy conservation policies that result in rising energy prices would not cause negative …

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