data permit us to track the privatization process and to estimate the impact of privatization within industry-year cells … majority privatized versus state-owned firms. The gap increases with time since privatization, reaching about 15-17% five years … after privatization. It also increases with calendar time although recent privatizations are associated with smaller …

We construct and analyze a unique database with 1992-99 information on privatization transactions and labor … describe the post-privatization ownership structure and to test the effect of alternative privatization policies on firm … and domestic blockholders, but insider and mass privatization are also estimated to have positive, although smaller …

, we gain consistent evidence in favour of claims (b) and (c). -- European Union ; panel analysis ; partisan theory …

, inequality is highly responsive to the increase in product market competition triggered by domestic regulatory reform. …

, inequality is highly responsive to the increase in product market competition triggered by domestic regulatory reform …

effect of private-school competition on students' entrepreneurial intentions. We exploit Catholic-Church resistance to state … shares, students' academic skills, and parents' entrepreneurial occupation. -- Private school competition ; entrepreneurship …

effect of private-school competition on students' entrepreneurial intentions. We exploit Catholic-Church resistance to state …