Is ownership change an opportunity for new owners to make systematic changes in the workforce of the acquired plant? This paper explores the adjustments to plant size and the composition of the workforce that occur around ownership change using matched employer-employee data. Furthermore, we...

Is ownership change an opportunity for new owners to make systematic changes in the workforce of the acquired plant? This paper explores the adjustments to plant size and the composition of the workforce that occur around ownership change using matched employer-employee data. Furthermore, we...

This paper is a product of the Japan-Russia joint research project entitled "Corporate governance and integration processes in the Russian economy" under the auspices of the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo) and the Institute for Industrial and Market Studies, State...