Browsing Discussion papers (SAM) by Author "Haller, Stefanie A."

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    • The contribution of foreign entrants to employment and productivity growth 

      Balsvik, Ragnhild; Haller, Stefanie A. (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-08)
      We compare employment and productivity dynamics in foreign and domestic entrants, exitors, survivors and acquisitions in Norwegian manufacturing from 1979- 2000. All types of foreign plants are on average more productive ...

    • Foreign firms and host-country productivity : does the mode of entry matter? 

      Balsvik, Ragnhild; Haller, Stefanie A. (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-01)
      Foreign direct investment is often considered an important source of knowledge spillovers. However, results from the empirical literature relating overall foreign presence to host country productivity are ambiguous. We ...

    • Ownership change and its implications for the match between the plant and its workers 

      Balsvik, Ragnhild; Haller, Stefanie A. (Discussion paper;10/15, Working paper, 2015-05)
      Is ownership change an opportunity for new owners to make systematic changes in the workforce of the acquired plant? This paper explores the adjustments to plant size and the composition of the workforce that occur around ...