Amirhossein Tavakoli

Mar 7, 2024 | promarket.org | David Arnold |Kevin Milligan |Terry Moon |Amirhossein Tavakoli

Competition authorities and analysts are increasingly focused on the impact of mergers and acquisitions on worker welfare. Using a novel dataset on Canadian firms and workers, David Arnold, Kevin Milligan, Terry S. Moon and Amirhossein Tavakoli test the empirical validity of several theories on how M&A may help or harm workers. Conventional analysis of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) assesses the impact of a merger or acquisition based on how the M&A affects the competitiveness of markets.