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Common Ownership in Labor Markets

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  • Jose Azar

    (University of Navarra, IESE & CEPR)

  • Yue Qiu

    (Temple University)

  • Aaron Sojourner

    (W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research)

Abstract

In this paper, we study the effects of common ownership, the extent to which firms are linked via common owners, on employee earnings in U.S. local labor markets. Between 1999 and 2017, common ownership in local labor markets has more than doubled. Panel regressions show that employee earnings in a local labor market are negatively associated with common ownership. To identify causal effects, we use a firm’s addition to the S&P 500 index as a shock to common ownership of its competitors in a local labor market. Using a matched difference-in-differences analysis, we find that, after a firm enters the S&P 500 index, the average annual earnings per employee of its local competitors decreases relative to the counterfactual. The effect of index inclusion shocks on employee earnings is stronger in local labor markets where the shares of S&P 500 incumbents are higher before a shock.

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  • Jose Azar & Yue Qiu & Aaron Sojourner, 2022. "Common Ownership in Labor Markets," Upjohn Working Papers 22-368, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:upj:weupjo:22-368
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    Keywords

    Monopsony; oligopsony; labor markets; competition policy; common ownership;
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    JEL classification:

    • J42 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • L40 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - General
    • D40 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - General
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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