This paper examines the employment effects of acquisitions for acquired European firms taking non-random selection of acquisition targets explicitly into account. Following the empirical firm growth literature and theories put forward in the mergers and acquisition (M&A) literature we control for convergence dynamics in firm size and distinguish between different types of acquisitions. Empirica...

Paid employment is important in its own right as one form of productive activity, and is also a principal source of income, self-esteem and social interaction. It features in Nussbaum’s list of central human capabilities and the denial of opportunity for employment is discussed extensively by Sen. Empirical identification of employment as a functioning is straightforward, but identification of ...

The garment industry has, in a remarkably short period of time, emerged as the preeminent industrial sector in Cambodia. The rapid growth of garment exports has created new opportunities for wage employment in manufacturing and, for workers in rural areas, a possible path out of small-scale agriculture. However, the rapid gains made by the garment industry may prove to be transient in the face ...

The April 2012 Employment Package identified the green economy as a key source of job creation in Europe. According to estimates, implementation of energy efficiency measures could lead to 2 million jobs being created or retained by 2020 and the development of renewable energy sources could lead to 3 million jobs by 2020. . Yet, policies towards greening of the economy may have an impact on emp...

BACKGROUND Informal employment is assumed to be an important but seldom studied social determinant of health, affecting a large number of workers around the world. Although informal employment arrangements constitute a permanent, structural pillar of many labor markets in low- and middle-income countries, studies about its relationship with health status are still scarce. In Central America mor...

The Gradual Transformation of Continental European Labor Markets: France and Germany Compared Germany and France are both Continental European welfare states with severe labor market problems such as low employment and high and persistent unemployment which can be explained by labor market institutions that inhibit labor market adaptability. This paper analyzes recent reforms in core areas such...

During the last threedecades therehasbeenagrowth in theuse of triadic employment arrangements in many industrial countries ([15_TD$DIFF]Kalleberg, [16_TD$DIFF]2000; Connelly & Gallagher, 2004; Purcell, Purcell, & Tailby, 2004; Smith &Neuwirth, 2009). These depart fromstandard, bilateralworkarrangementswherework isboth controlled by the employer and usually performed at the employer’s place of w...

The transition to New Economy and knowledge-based economy in the 1990s and early 21st century created an atmosphere that entrepreneurs and SMEs became crucial engines of economic growth. It was conjectured that such trends were brought about various changes in global business environment. These changes include technological changes, increased globalization, employment flexibility, consumer dive...

The statistical observation that small firms have created the majority of new jobs during the 1980s has had a tremendous influence on public policy. Governments have looked to the small firm sector for employment growth, and have promoted policies to augment this expansion. However, recent research in the US suggests that net job creation in the small firm sector may have been overestimated, re...