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The takeover and selection effects of foreign ownership in Germany: an analysis using linked worker-firm data

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  • Martyn Andrews,
  • Lutz Bellmann,
  • Thorsten Schank,
  • Richard Upward

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We use a linked employer-employee data set from Germany to estimate the wage effect of foreign-affiliates in (the former) East and West Germany . In addition, the wage effects of the large number of West German affiliates which are located in East Germany are also considered. The implemented techniques allow us to control both for worker- and plant-level unobserved components of earnings. We find large selection effects both in terms of worker- and firm unobserved components of wages. The selection effect is larger for East German plants. Once the selection effect is taken into account, the genuine takeover effect is small and in some cases insignificantly different from zero. In contrast to the selection effect, the takeover effect is slightly larger in West Germany , where it amounts to 2.7%.

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  • Martyn Andrews, & Lutz Bellmann, & Thorsten Schank, & Richard Upward, 2007. "The takeover and selection effects of foreign ownership in Germany: an analysis using linked worker-firm data," Discussion Papers 07/08, University of Nottingham, GEP.
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    Foreign ownership; wages; linked employer-employee data;
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    JEL classification:

    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business

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