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This paper empirically analyzes the political and economic objectives underlying privatization on the stock market … on the issue. The paper has two main findings. Fist, larger initial returns occurred in the early stages of privatization …
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The economics literature on urban solid waste collection is scarce, although this type of services has undergone organizational as well as regulatory reforms. This research studies the cost structure of solid waste collection in order to explain why the costs caused by this service vary among...
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Intermunicipal cooperation is being increasingly adopted in various countries as a part of local service delivery reforms. This paper draws on survey data from Spain’s municipalities to examine the reasons underpinning the decisions of local governments to engage in intermunicipal cooperation...
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Italys first Fascist government applied a large-scale privatization policy between 1922 and 1925. The government … private firms to build and operate motorways. While ideological considerations may have had a certain influence, privatization … and the Partito Nazionale Fascista. Privatization also contributed to balancing the budget, which was the core objective …
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This paper conducts an empirical analysis of the relationship between privatization and regulation drawing on data from … a wide sample of European airports. We find that privatization promotes a shift from basic regulation to a situation of … more detailed or non-regulation, depending on the specific characteristics of the privatization process and on the type of …
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countries, none of which systematically reprivatized firms during the 1930s. Privatization in Nazi Germany was also unique in … transferred to private ownership belonged to diverse sectors. Privatization was part of an intentional policy with multiple … financial restrictions were a central motivation. In addition, privatization was used as a political tool to enhance support for …
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of intermunicipal cooperation and privatization on the delivery costs …
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Recent theoretical developments on concession contracts for long term infrastructure projects under uncertain demand show the benefits of allowing for flexible term contracts rather than fixing a rigid term. This study presents a simulation to compare both alternatives by using real data from...
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countries, none of which systematically reprivatized firms during the 1930s. Privatization in Nazi Germany was also unique in … transferred to private ownership belonged to diverse sectors. Privatization was part of an intentional policy with multiple … financial restrictions were a central motivation. In addition, privatization was used as a political tool to enhance support for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005138832
groups. This paper documents both the creation and the privatization of the SOE sector in Puerto Rico, and analyzes the role … might have played a significant role in the building of the SOE sector, we find that privatization was driven basically by …
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