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Political connections, state ownership and productivity in China
Harris, Richard I. D.; Hashimzade, Nigar; Ding, Sai - 2016
Subordination of business to political influence has remains pervasive in China. We construct a Schumpeterian-type model of growth with managerial time allocation between productive activities and building up political connections. The model predicts the impact of different patterns of state...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011571621
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The dynamic effects of fiscal policy and fiscal multipliers in Tunisia
Hédi Lahouel, Mohamed el; Ben Tahar, Moez; Ben … - In: Applied economics 56 (2024) 33, pp. 3967-3985
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014559244
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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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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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Taking the Lord's name in vain : the impact of connected directors on 19th Century British banks
Grossman, Richard S.; Imai, Masami - 2014
This paper utilizes data on the presence of prominent individuals-that is, those with political (e.g., Members of Parliament) and aristocratic titles (e.g., lords)--on the boards of directors of English and Welsh banks from 1879 - 1909 to investigate whether the appointment of well-connected...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010465141
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Towards a macroprudential surveillance and remedial policy formulation system for monitoring financial crisis
Bhattacharyay, Biswanath - 2009
Several developing economies witnessed a large number of systemic financial and currency crises since the 1980s which resulted in severe economic, social, and political problems. The devastating impact of the 1982 and 1994-95 Mexican crises, the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, the 1998 Russian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003887495
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Early warning system for economic and financial risks in Kazakhstan
Bhattacharyay, Biswanath; Dlugosch, Dennis; Kolb, Benedikt - 2009
This paper proposes a macro-prudential financial soundness analysis that can be used by most developing and transformation countries with or without crisis experience as well as by developed countries with limited data. The objective is to detect economic and financial sector vulnerability,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003897420
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Did Trump's trade war impact the 2018 election?
Blanchard, Emily J.; Bown, Chad P.; Chor, Davin - 2020
We find that Republican candidates lost support in the 2018 congressional election in counties more exposed to trade retaliation, but saw no commensurate electoral gains from US tariff protection. The electoral losses were driven by retaliatory tariffs on agricultural products, and were only...
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