02148oam 2200457Ia 450 991069687920332120080724091633.0(CKB)5470000002382087(OCoLC)70070698(EXLCZ)99547000000238208720060612d2005 ua 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEffect of food industry mergers and acquisitions on employment and wages[electronic resource] /Michael Ollinger ... [and others][Washington, D.C.] :United States Dept. of of Agriculture, Economic Research Serv.,[2005]iv, 32 pages ;28 cmEconomic research report ;13Title from title screen (viewed on July 22, 2008)."December 2005.""Electronic report."Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-32).Empirical analysis of mergers and acquisitions in eight important food industries suggests that workers in acquired plants realized modest increases in employment and wages relative to other workers. Results also show that mergers and acquisitions reduced the likelihood of plant closures while high relative labor costs encouraged plant shutdowns. These results differ from commonly held views that mergers and acquisitions lead to fewer jobs, wage cuts, and plant shutdowns.Food industry and tradeUnited StatesWagesFood industry and tradeUnited StatesConsolidation and merger of corporationsUnited StatesFood industry and tradeWagesFood industry and tradeConsolidation and merger of corporationsOllinger Michael1385151United States.Department of Agriculture.Economic Research Service.OREOREOREGPOBOOK9910696879203321Effect of food industry mergers and acquisitions on employment and wages3444311UNINA