Access to Public Capital Markets and Employment Growth

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Alexander Borisov

University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate

Andrew Ellul

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF)

Merih Sevilir

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance

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Date Written: August 7, 2019

Abstract

This paper examines the effect of going public on firm-level employment. To establish a causal effect, we employ a novel data set of private firms to investigate employment growth in IPO firms relative to a group of firms that file for an IPO but subsequently withdraw their offering. We find that employment increases significantly after going public, and the increase is more pronounced in industries with requirements for highly skilled labor and greater dependence on external finance. Improved ability to undertake acquisitions and a strategic shift toward commercialization, rather than agency problems, explain employment growth. Overall, these results highlight the importance of going public for firms’ employment policies.

Keywords: Keywords: Employment growth, Human capital, IPOs, Financial constraints, Acquisitions

JEL Classification: G32, G34

Suggested Citation

Borisov, Alexander and Ellul, Andrew and Sevilir, Merih, Access to Public Capital Markets and Employment Growth (August 7, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2178101 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2178101

Alexander Borisov

University of Cincinnati - Department of Finance - Real Estate ( email )

College of Business Administration
Cincinnati, OH 45221
United States

Andrew Ellul

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance ( email )

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United States

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) ( email )

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European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) ( email )

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CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF) ( email )

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Italy

Merih Sevilir (Contact Author)

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance ( email )

1309 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN 47405
United States

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