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September 2008

The effect of business ownership change on occupational employment and wages

Dina Itkin

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.

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