The effect of business ownership change on occupational employment and wages.

An analysis of business establishment microdata reveals that, after a business changes ownership, employment falls, but wages rise, in occupations that performed analytical, clerical, and production work; by contrast, employment levels are maintained, but wages fall, in service occupations

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Monthly Labor Review Vol. 131; no. 9; pp. 3 - 24
Main Author: Itkin, Dina
Format: Article
Published: US Department of Labor Sep2008
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Summary:An analysis of business establishment microdata reveals that, after a business changes ownership, employment falls, but wages rise, in occupations that performed analytical, clerical, and production work; by contrast, employment levels are maintained, but wages fall, in service occupations