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Employee Ownership in the U.S. Food System During COVID-19: New Evidence on Outcomes for Firms and Workers

Nancy Wiefek, Nathan Nicholson | June, 2022

The NCEO conducted a first-of-its-kind study to examine whether and how employee ownership affected firms and workers in the U.S. food system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on an industry-focused survey of food businesses with employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and a comparison group of non-ESOP food businesses, along with retirement plan filing data and … Read More

S Corporation ESOPs and Retirement Security

Nancy Wiefek, Nathan Nicholson | December, 2018

American workers at nearly every level of the income spectrum fail to save properly to be secure in retirement. Addressing this challenge will require a comprehensive policy discussion by both federal and state policymakers. Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are the primary form of employee ownership, and for reasons explored in this report, companies organized … Read More