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Optimal afforestation contracts with asymmetric information on private environmental benefits

Anthon, Signe; Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark - 2004

We investigate the problem of subsidising afforestation when private information exists with respect to the level of private utility derived from the project. We develop a simple model that allows for an intelligent design of contracts when information is asymmetric. The model involves the...

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Postprivatization corporate governance : the role of ownership structure and investor protection

Boubakri, Narjess; Cosset, Jean-Claude; Guedhami, Omrane - 2003

We investigate the role of ownership structure and investor protection in postprivatization corporate governance. We find that the government relinquishes control over time, mainly to the benefit of local institutions and foreign investors. We also show that private ownership tends to...

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Privatization and investment : crowding-out effects vs financial diversification

Girmens, Guillaume; Guillard, Michel - 2002

In this paper, we study the effect of share issue privatization (SIP) on private investment and financial market under … privatization (crowding-out effect). Vice-versa with risk aversion and perfect intertemporal substitutability (diversification … of the crowding-out effect, when the revenues of privatization are devoted to present public consumption. …

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