Browsing Working papers (SNF) by Author "Balsvik, Ragnhild"
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Is labor mobility a channel for spillovers from multinationals? : evidence from Norwegian manufacturing
Balsvik, Ragnhild (Working paper, Working paper, 2009-07)This paper documents labor mobility flows from multinationals (MNEs) to non-MNEs in Norwegian manufacturing during the 1990s. 14,400 workers in MNEs move to non-MNEs during this period. By the year 2000, 28 percent of the ... -
Picking “lemons” or “cherries”? : domestic and foreign acquisitions in Norwegian manufacturing
Balsvik, Ragnhild; Haller, Stefanie A. (Working paper, Working paper, 2009-06)We compare the performance in employment, wages and productivity for domestic plants acquired by new domestic and foreign owners. Prospective foreign owners pick large, high-wage, high-productivity plants, while new domestic ...