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Development of Ownership Structure and its Effect on Performance: Czech Firms from Mass Privatisation

Kocenda, Evzen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper works with a broad data sample of Czech voucher-privatized firms during 1996-99. It analyses the development of ownership structure and consequently its effect on a firm's performance Ownership concentration had been quite high in 1996 and steadily increased. The single largest owner...

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The land that Lean manufacturing forgot? Management practices in transition countries

Bloom, Nicholas; Schweiger, Helena; Van Reenen, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

We have conducted the first survey on management practices in transition countries. We found that Central Asian … transition countries, such as Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, have on average very poor management practices. Their average scores are … below emerging countries such as Brazil, China and India. In contrast, the central European transition countries such as …

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Corporate Efficiency in Europe

Hanousek, Jan; Kocenda, Evzen; Shamshur, Anastasiya - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

Using a stochastic frontier model and a comprehensive dataset, we study factors that affect corporate efficiency in Europe. We find that (i) larger firms are less efficient than smaller firms, (ii) greater leverage contributes to corporate efficiency, and (iii) high competition is less...

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Voucher Privatization, Corporate Control and the Cost of Capital: An Analysis of the Czech Privatization Programme

Marcincin, Anton; van Wijnbergen, Sweder - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

Voucher privatization programmes have been criticized for leading to excessively dispersed ownership and hence failure of control and insufficient corporate governance. We analyse the results of the five auction rounds of the Czech privatization programme and subsequent stock market...

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Equity Block Transfers in Transition Economies: Evidence from Poland

Trojanowski, Grzegorz - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper investigates valuation effects of share block transfers and employs agency theory to explain the determinants of block premia. A sample of transactions from Poland is used to measure benefits and costs of ownership concentration. Block premia are found to be substantially lower than...

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Corporate Governance Externalities

Acharya, Viral V; Volpin, Paolo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

firms. Firms with weaker governance give higher payoffs to their management to incentivize them. This forces firms with good … governance to also pay their management more than they would otherwise, due to competition in the managerial labour market. This …

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Who is Afraid of Political Risk? Multinational Firms and their Choice of Capital Structure

Kesternich, Iris; Schnitzer, Monika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

This paper investigates how multinational firms choose the capital structure of their foreign affiliates in response to political risk. We focus on two choice variables, the leverage and the ownership structure of the foreign affiliate, and we distinguish different types of political risk, such...

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Technology Transfer and Spillovers in International Joint Ventures

Müller, Thomas; Schnitzer, Monika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This paper analyzes the effects of a potential spillover on technology transfer of a multinational enterprise and on the host country policy. In particular, we examine how both parties’ incentives can be controlled through the ownership structure in an international joint venture. In contrast...

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Auctions of Shares with a Secondary Market and Tender Offers

Mello, Antonio S; Parsons, John E - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

The method of sale of a corporation's shares has important effects on its value and future performance. The market for shares is composed of both small investors purchasing shares for portfolio reasons and large investors with an interest in obtaining control. This inherent asymmetry is critical...

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Agency Conflicts, Ownership Concentration, and Legal Shareholder Protection

Burkart, Mike; Panunzi, Fausto - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper analyses the interaction between legal shareholder protection, managerial incentives, and ownership concentration. In our framework, blockholder and manager are distinct parties and the presence of a blockholder can both protect and hurt minority shareholders. Legal shareholder...

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