Do labor regulations influence the reaction of stock markets and firm profitability to cross-border acquisitions? We discover that acquiring firms enjoy smaller abnormal stock returns and profits when targets are in countries with stronger labor protection regulations, i.e., in countries where...

Do labor regulations influence the reaction of stock markets and firm profitability to cross-border acquisitions? We discover that acquiring firms enjoy smaller abnormal stock returns and profits when targets are in countries with stronger labor protection regulations, i.e., in countries where...

Do labor regulations influence the reaction of stock markets and firm profitability to cross-border acquisitions? We discover that acquiring firms enjoy smaller abnormal stock returns and profits when targets are in countries with stronger labor protection regulations, i.e., in countries where...

Dieser Beitrag versucht eine differenzierte Betrachtung der Angemessenheit des ar-beitsmarktpolitischen Instrumentariums. Dabei stellt sich die Frage, wie die Neukon-zeption der Arbeitsmarktpolitik an die bisherigen Entwicklungen der Arbeitsförderung anschließt und inwiefern durch die...