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Product Market Competition and Human Resource Practices: An Analysis of the Retail Food Sector
Elizabeth E. Davis University of Minnesota - Department of Applied Economics Matthew Freedman Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations Julia Lane National Science Foundation; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Brian P. McCall University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management Nicole Nestoriak Government of the United States of America - Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Timothy A. Park University of Georgia - Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics March 2005 Abstract: The rise of super-centers and the entry of Wal-Mart into food retailing have dramatically altered the competitive environment in the industry. This paper explores the impact of such changes on the labor market practices of traditional food retailers. We use longitudinal data on workers and firms to construct new measures of compensation and employment, and examine how these measures evolve within and across firms in response to changes in product market structure due to mass merchandiser entry. An additional feature of the analysis is the combination of rich case study knowledge about the retail food industry with the new matched employer-employee data from the Census Bureau.
Keywords: Human Resource Practices, Product Market Competition, WalMart, employer-employee data, retail food JEL Classifications: J310,J400, L100 Working Paper SeriesDate posted: May 09, 2005 ; Last revised: April 13, 2006Suggested CitationContact Information
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