Merger Activity and Unemployment in the USA
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-15-2003
Department
Management and International Business
Abstract
This article presents estimates of the effect of merger activity on the unemployment rate in the US economy using time-series data from 1895 to 1992. Utilizing the methodology suggested by Wickens and Breusch (Economic Journal, Supplement, 189–205, 1988), both the short-run and long-run impacts are estimated. The estimated results suggest that merger activity had a significant negative effect on the unemployment rate in the long run. Even in the short run, merger activity, at the margin, has helped to reduce the unemployment rate.
Publication Title
Applied Economics Letters
Volume
10
Issue
11
First Page
705
Last Page
707
Recommended Citation
Upadhyaya, K.,
Mixon, F. G.
(2003). Merger Activity and Unemployment in the USA. Applied Economics Letters, 10(11), 705-707.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/3179