Using worker flows to measure firm dynamics

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-313

  Benedetto, Gary ^a   Haltiwanger, John ^a   Lane, Julia ^b   McKinney, Kevin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

Firm dynamics; Firm linkage; Matched employer employee data; Personnel supply firms; Successor predecessor firm

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547142354     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/073500106000000620     Document Type: Article

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