During the transition from plan to market, managers and politicians succeeded in maintaining control of large parts of … ability to influence law enforcement. Our econometric results, for about 950 firms in five transition economies, provide … support for this argument. -- asset stripping ; law enforcement ; corruption ; transition …

adjustments have become more sensitive to adjustment costs during the transition, but worker and manager ownership are associated …

are less likely to remain employed in consecutive years than natives and are more likely to stay on welfare and to receive … a similar degree of "structural" state dependence as natives. The high welfare participation rates among refugee … immigrants seem to be due to the existence of a "welfare trap", while participation among natives and non-refugee immigrants is …

We explore the impact of privatization and the entry of new firms on enterprise performance in Belarus, a transition … era to permit free competition and effective governance by new owners. -- enterprise restructuring ; privatization … ; transition ; Belarus …

the transition, up until the shock is fully absorbed. Viability is a function of the speed of job destruction and the … transition. Within the realm of feasible scenarios, unemployment differentials are simultaneously determined by the speed of … destruction is fast and benefits are high. -- transition ; heterogeneous labor ; job creation ; unemployment benefit ; wage …