Analysing the employment effects of mergers and acquisitions

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

This paper examines the employment effects of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by using matched establishment-level data from Finland. Our data register practically almost all M&As in all sectors. We compare the employment effects of cross-border M&As with the effects arising from two different types of domestic M&As and internal restructurings. The results show that cross-border M&As lead to downsizing in manufacturing employment. The effects of cross-border M&As on employment in non-manufacturing are much weaker. Changes in ownership associated with domestic M&As and internal restructurings also typically cause employment losses, but they exhibit an interesting sectoral variation.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Umfang: Seite(n): 112-124
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 68(1)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Wirtschaft ; Arbeitsmarktforschung ; Volkswirtschaftstheorie

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Lehto, Eero ; Böckerman, Petri
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wann): 2008

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2008.03.002
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-263990
• Rechteinformation: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 21.06.2024, 16:27 MESZ