. However, privatization may increase quality by fostering performance-improving innovation, particularly if combined with … increased competition. We assemble a large data set on elderly care services in Sweden between 1990 and 2009 and estimate how … difference-in-difference-in-difference approach. The results indicate that privatization and the associated increase in …

privatization on airport charges in a panel data setting where fixed effects can be employed to mitigate endogeneity concerns. Our …

This paper offers a unique quantitative evaluation of the distribution of the welfare of a water privatization … intermediate suppliers and investors have also clearly benefited during the short privatization duration. However the paper also …

examines the impact of the privatization of kibbutzim on fertility behavior among members. We find that fertility declined by 6 …-15 percent following the shift to privatization. In light of the massive change in financial costs associated with childbearing … due to privatization, our results suggest that financial considerations may be a more modest factor in fertility decisions …

This paper investigates whether privatization in emerging economies has a significant indirect effect on local stock … market development through the resolution of political risk. We argue that a sustained privatization program represents a … to regulatory and private property rights. We present evidence suggesting that progress in privatization is correlated …

autocracy and weak governance institutions there is no significant difference in support for revising privatization between high … level of support for revising privatization between the high and low skilled grows dramatically. This finding contributes to …

, and are initially not fully credible. We argue that sustained privatization and liberalization programmes represent a … major test of political commitment to safer private property rights. We investigate whether successful privatization has a … privatization gradually leads to increased confidence. Moreover, increased confidence has a strong effect on local market …