Economic development implies that the efficiency of firms in developing countries is approaching that of firms in … privatization, competition and foreign investment. We also test hypotheses positing that only firms near the efficiency frontier … find that privatization to domestic owners did not markedly improve the efficiency of firms; domestic firms are not …

Economic development implies that the efficiency of firms in developing countries is approaching that of firms in … privatization, competition and foreign investment. We also test hypotheses positing that only firms near the efficiency frontier … find that privatization to domestic owners did not markedly improve the efficiency of firms; domestic firms are not …

improving efficiency. …

improving efficiency. …

results suggest that "old boys' club" ownership structures are a major impediment to the empowerment of female talent in …

describe the post-privatization ownership structure and to test the effect of alternative privatization policies on firm … performance in a panel framework. The results of OLS, LAD, and fixed-effects estimations consistently show a positive, highly … significant effect of private ownership share on the level and growth of labor productivity, the estimates ranging from 13 to 32 …

describe the post-privatization ownership structure and to test the effect of alternative privatization policies on firm … performance in a panel framework. The results of OLS, LAD, and fixed-effects estimations consistently show a positive, highly … significant effect of private ownership share on the level and growth of labor productivity, the estimates ranging from 13 to 32 …

has a significantly positive effect on performance-based components of compensation, which supports our hypothesis. …

spillovers from other foreign firms operating in the same product market. This evidence on the dynamics of efficiency is …

spillovers from other foreign firms operating in the same product market. This evidence on the dynamics of efficiency is …