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Effects of privatization and ownership in transition economies
Estrin, Saul (contributor) - 2009
"The paper evaluates the effects of privatization in the post-communist economies and China. In post …-communist economies privatization to foreign owners results in a rapid improvement in performance of firms, while performance effects of … privatization to domestic owners are less impressive and vary across regions, coinciding with differences in policies and …
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Rental choice and housing policy realignment in transition : post-privatization challenges in the Europe and Central Asia region
Hamilton, Ellen - 2006
alternative will not grow unless rent, management, and tax reforms are boldly implemented and housing privatization truly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522176
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Czech Republic : completing the transformation of banks and enterprises
2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010524366
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Convergence in institutions and market outcomes : cross-country and time-series evidence from the business environment and enterprise performance surveys in transition economies
Mitra, Pradeep - 2009
"This paper uses firm-level data from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Surveys to study the process of convergence of transition countries with developed market economies. The study focuses on competition and market structure, finance and the structure of lending to firms, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394113
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Labor market developments during economic transition
Rutkowski, Jan - 2006
"The paper reviews labor market developments in the transition economies of Europe and Central Asia. It argues that the scarcity of productive job opportunities and the growing labor market segmentation are the two main labor market problems facing the transition economies. In the European...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522166
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The microeconomics of creating productive jobs : a synthesis of firm-level studies in transition economies
Earle, John S. - 2006
and productivity of job and worker reallocation. Then they investigate the effects of privatization, product and labor … reallocation during the transition has contributed significantly to aggregate productivity growth. Privatization has not only … effect of privatization on firm productivity varies considerably across countries and is not always positive. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522174
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Services policy reform and economic growth in transition economies, 1990-2004
Eschenbach, Felix - 2005
"Major changes have occurred in the structure of former centrally planned economies, including a sharp rise in the share of services in GDP, employment, and international transactions. However, large differences exist across transition economies with respect to services intensity and services...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522537
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Fiscal federalism in Switzerland : relevant issues for transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe
Dafflon, Bernard - 2005
"Its highly fragmented structure of local governments and serious horizontal fiscal imbalances make Switzerland a surprisingly powerful model for Eastern European countries that are currently facing the challenge of fiscal decentralization. In spite of the substantial differences in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522545
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Transition, the first ten years : analysis and lessons for Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
Selowsky, Marcelo (contributor); Mitra, Pradeep (contributor) - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523875