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Do public sector reforms get rusty? An empirical analysis on privatization of solid waste collection
Bel, Germa; Costas, Anton - EconWPA - 2004
concentration and bidding competition decrease in the privatized sector may have outweighed eventual gains coming from privatization …. On the other hand, the threat that privatization may represent for public unit managers may have stimulated them to … recent privatization are associated with lower costs. Instead, old privatization is not associated with lower costs. …
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Sviluppo e riforme in Cile: apertura commerciale, fondi pensione e privatizzazione dei servizi/REFORMS AND DEVELOPMENT IN CHILE: Macro considerations on Int'l Trade, Pension Funds...
Panizza, Andrea de - EconWPA - 2003
This paper examines the growth pattern followed by the Chilean economy with reference to the macroeconomic reforms undertaken during the Pinochet regime, which were largely maintained by successive democratic administrations and partially reproduced by neighbouring countries. The focus is on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126348
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Privatization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Lessons from Experiences to Date
Buchs, Thierry - EconWPA - 2005
Privatization became a central element of economic reforms in most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa during the 1990s …. Yet, empirical evidence regarding the impact of privatization remains scarce. Since the seminal work of CAMPBELL … a time when public opposition to further privatization is growing, this paper aims at giving a broad overview of the …
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Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Bolivia, 1990- 1998
Flexner, Nikolai - EconWPA - 2003
This paper employs ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation to examine the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) and the effect of FDI on per capita GDP growth in Bolivia over the period 1990:1-1998:4. The regression results find that the real effective multilateral exchange rate, the...
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Cost savings of contracting out refuse collection
Dijkgraaf, Elbert; Gradus, Raymond - EconWPA - 2004
The article discusses the possible cost savings of contracting out refuse collection in the Netherlands. According to foreign econometric studies, contracting out refuse collection leads to cost savings of approximately 20%. Our findings indicate that similar cost savings apply to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076614
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Firm Ownership and Economic Efficiency
Bitros, George C. - EconWPA - 2003
The objective in this paper is to improve the existing evidence regarding the role ownership plays in economic efficiency. It is pursued through enhancements in modeling, estimation techniques, and experimental design. With respect to modeling, state ownership is explicitly introduced into the...
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CIRCULAR VARIABLE WORK IN PROCESS
Vildosola, Luis - EconWPA - 2002
This work is focused on identifying a circular pull production control system (PPCS) and make emphasis on the presence of a stability attribute. It is an introductory paper to an extended study of macroeconomic financial stability in a physically open but systemic closed system. Previous work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126234
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Collusion in the Dutch waste collection market
Dijkgraaf, E.; Gradus, R. H. J. M. - EconWPA - 2005
In this paper we analyse whether collusion exists in the Dutch waste collection market, which shows a high degree of concentration. Although scale effects might be in accordance with this market outcome, the question is whether this concentration is in fact a result of fair competition. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134488
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Restructuring of Ukrainian Enterprises after Privatization: Does Ownership Structure Matter?
Akimova, Irina; Schwödiauer, Gerhard - EconWPA - 1999
For a set of data from a survey of middle-sized and large industrial enterprise in Ukraine after privatization …
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Opting-out in profit-sharing regulation
Moretto, Michele; Valbonesi, Paola - EconWPA - 2004
To avoid the extremely high profit levels found in recent experiences with price cap regulation, some regulators have proposed a profit- sharing mechanism that revises prices to the benefit of consumers. This paper investigates the conditions under which a regulator can implement such a...
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