The Mechanism Analysis of the Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions Activity on Labor Demand in China

摘要

For the first time the paper is to make mechanism analysis on impact the M&A makes on labor demand in China from three aspects: firstly, from the perspective of the Relations of M&A, Economic Growth and Employment, we conclude that the M&A will have different impacts on labor demand from the short to long terms; secondly, from the perspective of M&A Motive, the impacts of M&A on labor demand vary from different motives; thirdly, from the perspective of different types of M&A, different types of M&A have different impacts on labor demand. Specifically, it is classified into the mechanism analysis of the impact of horizontal M&A on labor demand, the impact of vertical M&A on labor demand, and mixed-effects of M&A on labor demand.