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How Does Privatization Work? : Ownership Concentration and Enterprise Performance in Ukraine
Pivovarsky, Alexander - 2001
This paper investigates the relationship between ownership concentration and enterprise performance in Ukraine. Using data on 376 medium and large enterprises, it finds that ownership concentration is positively associated with enterprise performance in Ukraine. The paper also finds that...
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Demographic changes in Latin America : the good, the bad and …
Acosta-Ormaechea, Santiago; Espinosa-Vega, Marco A.; … - 2017
the long term. We illustrate its features by applying it to the LAC5 (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico …
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Regional Convergence in Latin America
Sutton, Bennett - 2006
-income Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. It explores the role played by several …"" within Brazil and Peru- the estimated speeds of convergence for these countries more than double after controlling for … different subnational levels of steady state. For the latter countries and Chile, convergence is also higher after controlling …
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Common Factors in Latin America's Business Cycles
Timmermann, Allan - 2006
This paper constructs new business cycle indices for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico based on common dynamic …
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Capital Inflows to Latin America : The 1970's and the 1990's
Reinhart, Carmen - 1992
During the past two years Latin America has received sizable international capital inflows. This paper compares the recent experience with that of the late 1970s. The analysis examines differences and similarities between the two episodes in three broad areas: domestic macroeconomic conditions...
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Integrated ownership and control in the GCC corporate sector
Santos, André Oliveira - 2015
The objective of the paper is to assess ownership and control links in the GCC corporate sector. The analysis focuses on the integrated ownership and network arising from ownership data available in Bloomberg and GCC stock exchanges. The paper finds that ownership is concentrated in GCC public...
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Reforming the corporate governance of Italian banks
Jassaud, Nadège - 2014
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Complex Ownership Structures and Corporate Valuations
Laeven, Luc - 2007
The bulk of corporate governance theory examines the agency problems that arise from two extreme ownership structures: 100 percent small shareholders or one large, controlling owner combined with small shareholders. In this paper, we question the empirical validity of this dichotomy. In fact,...
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Reforming the Corporate Governance of Italian Banks
Jassaud, Nadège - 2014
Sound corporate governance is essential for a well-functioning banking system and the integrity of financial markets. The paper discusses the corporate governance of Italian banks, its regulatory framework, and the specific challenges arising from the role played by foundations and large...
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Governance and state-owned enterprises : how costly is corruption?
Baum, Anja; Hackney, Clay; Medas, Paulo; Sy, Mouhamadou - 2019
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are present in key sectors of the economies around the world. While they can provide an important public service, there is widespread concern that their activities are negatively affected by corruption. However, there is limited cross-country analysis on the costs...
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