Working Paper
The Impact of Firm Characteristics on Plant Closing Decisions
An examination of the plant-closing decisions of integrated steel firms in the United States from 1977-1987 to determine whether firm characteristics influenced either the probability or the timing of a plant’s closing during this decade of significant industry contraction.
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Suggested Citation
Deily, Mary. 1988. “The Impact of Firm Characteristics on Plant Closing Decisions.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Working Paper No. 88-03.
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