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The determinants of asset stripping: theory and evidence from the transition economies
Campos, Nauro F.; Giovannoni, Francesco - 2005
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267582
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Gross Job Flows in Russian Industry Before and After Reforms: Has Destruction Become More Creative?
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S. - 2001
, but increased slightly during the transition, while job destruction rose markedly. Heterogeneity in firm employment change … during the socialist period, while they have made a strong positive contribution during the transition. Privatization and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262559
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The Changing Demand for Skills : Evidence from the Transition
Commander, Simon; Kollo, Janos - 2004
Transition has involved major job destruction and creation. This paper examines the skill content of these changes … using a detailed three country firm survey. It shows that transition has exerted a strong bias against unskilled labour who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261836
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The Changing Demand for Skills: Evidence from the Transition
Commander, Simon; Kollo, Janos - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
Transition has involved major job destruction and creation. This paper examines the skill content of these changes … using a detailed three country firm survey. It shows that transition has exerted a strong bias against unskilled labour who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762414
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The Reallocation of Workers and Jobs in Russian Industry: New Evidence on Measures and Determinants
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S. - 2002
adjustments have become more sensitive to adjustment costs during the transition, but worker and manager ownership are associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262684
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Institutions and entry: A cross-regional analysis in Russia
Bruno, Randolph Luca; Bytchkova, Maria; Estrin, Saul - 2011
We analyse a micro-panel data set to investigate the effect of regional institutional environment and economic factors on Russian new firm entry rates across time, industries and regions. The paper builds on novel databases and exploits inter-regional variation in a large number of institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278439
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The Determinants of Asset Stripping: Theory and Evidence from the Transition Economies
Campos, Nauro F.; Giovannoni, Francesco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703447
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Are Oligarchs Productive? Theory and Evidence
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Grygorenko, Yegor - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
, politically and economically strong conglomerates in transition and developing countries. The model predicts that oligarchs are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763656
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The Reallocation of Workers and Jobs in Russian Industry: New Evidence on Measures and Determinants
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
adjustments have become more sensitive to adjustment costs during the transition, but worker and manager ownership are associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703495
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Calling Baumol: What Telephones Can Tell Us about the Allocation of Entrepreneurial Talent in the Face of Radical Institutional Changes
Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2021
commitment to socialism reflects rent-seeking, a type of unproductive entrepreneurship. Once institutions change radically, their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597604