TY - JOUR
T1 - Whom do high-growth firms hire?
AU - Coad, Alexander Jean-Luc
AU - Daunfeldt, S.-O.
AU - Johansson, D.
AU - Wennberg, K.
PY - 2014/2/1
Y1 - 2014/2/1
N2 - We study employment and new hires among high-growth firms (HGFs) in the Swedish knowledge-intensive sectors 1999-2002. Using matched employer- employee data, we find that HGFs are more likely to employ young people, poorly educated workers, immigrants, and individuals who experienced longer unemployment periods. However, these patterns seem contingent on the stage of the firm's evolution. HGFs that have already realized some rapid growth are more likely to hire individuals from other firms, even though immigrants are still overrepresented among new hires. In the case of both HGF employees and HGF new hires, employment opportunities in HGFs are provided by young and small firms.
AB - We study employment and new hires among high-growth firms (HGFs) in the Swedish knowledge-intensive sectors 1999-2002. Using matched employer- employee data, we find that HGFs are more likely to employ young people, poorly educated workers, immigrants, and individuals who experienced longer unemployment periods. However, these patterns seem contingent on the stage of the firm's evolution. HGFs that have already realized some rapid growth are more likely to hire individuals from other firms, even though immigrants are still overrepresented among new hires. In the case of both HGF employees and HGF new hires, employment opportunities in HGFs are provided by young and small firms.
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U2 - 10.1093/icc/dtt051
DO - 10.1093/icc/dtt051
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84892496468
SN - 0960-6491
VL - 23
SP - 293
EP - 327
JO - Industrial and Corporate Change
JF - Industrial and Corporate Change
IS - 1
ER -