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State ownership and control in the Czech Republic
Kočenda, Evžen; Hanousek, Jan - 2009
We analyze the extent of the integrated control of the state over privatized firms during the post-privatization decade … bureaucracy are the most likely reasons behind our findings. -- state ownership ; control ; corporate performance ; privatization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003887481
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Full privatization through controlling rights transfer in China : the extent of its success
Bai, Yunxia; Lin, Bingxuan; Wang, Yaping; Wu, Liansheng - In: Applied economics 45 (2013) 13/15, pp. 1857-1867
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Activists versus captured regulators
Daubanes, Julien; Rochet, Jean-Charles - 2013
We analyze the consequences of activism in a regulated industry where the regulator has been captured by the industry. Unlike ordinary economic agents, activists are insensitive to monetary incentives. Moreover, they are less well informed than regulators and their actions generate dead-weight...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010199716
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Different extent of privatisation proceeds in EU countries : a preliminary explanation using a public choice approach
Belke, Ansgar; Baumgärtner, Frank; Schneider, Friedrich; … - 2005
larger reform package of economic liberalisation in formerly overregulated economies, (b) as a reaction to an increasing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003204038
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The unfinished business of state-owned enterprise reform in the People's Republic of China
Holz, Carsten A. - 2019
This paper examines the progress of state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform in the People's Republic of China. After … defining SOEs and considering their scope of operation within the PRC economy, the focus of the paper is on the major reform … industry-specific SOE reform trends as well as the latest reform developments. Until today, a stable, successful, longterm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012026451
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Does foreign policy determine foreign trade? : Cointegration analysis of exports from selected countries to the Middle East
Fidrmuc, Jarko; Wörgötter, Andreas; Wörz, Julia - In: Applied economics 35 (2003) 5, pp. 565-571
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China's secondary privatization : new evidence on controlling shareholders tunnelling
Huang, Wei - In: Applied economics 49 (2017) 2, pp. 188-201
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Vote buying in the US Congress
Matter, Ulrich; Roberti, Paolo; Slotwinski, Michaela - 2019
We assess the influence of moneyed interests on legislative decisions. Our theory predicts that the vote outcome distribution and donation flows in a legislature feature a discontinuity at the approval threshold of bills if special interest groups are involved in vote buying. Testing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012103631
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An analysis of government expenditure and trade liberalization
Abizadeh, Sohrab - In: Applied economics 37 (2005) 16, pp. 1881-1884
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Reforming legislatures : is one house better than two?
Facchini, Giovanni; Testa, Cecilia - 2009
in US states may indeed reduce corruption levels among elected representatives. -- bicameralism ; corruption ; lobbying …
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