This paper estimates the relative multi-factor productivity (MFP) of privatized and state-owned enterprises using a … long panel on all initially state-owned manufacturing firms in Ukraine. The large size and length of the time series in the … data permit us to track the privatization process and to estimate the impact of privatization within industry-year cells …

We estimate the effects of privatization on firm-level wages and employment in four transition economies. Applied to … job losses from privatization, and they never imply large negative effects on wages; only for domestic privatization in … Hungary and Russia are small (3-5%) negative wage effects found. Privatization to foreign investors has positive estimated …

gender, education, or experience. -- privatization ; layoffs ; wages ; Ukraine …This paper estimates the effects of privatization on worker separations and wages using retrospective data from a … differences and to assess types of observable “winners” and “losers” from privatization. Preprivatization worker-firm matches are …

We analyze the effects of privatization on firm-level wages and employment in four transition economies. Contrary to … workers’ fears, our fixed effect and random trend estimates imply little effect of domestic privatization, except for a slight … countries. The negligible employment impact of domestic privatization results from effects on efficiency and scale that are …

This paper estimates the effect of privatization on multifactor productivity (MFP) using long panel data for nearly the … models imply that majority privatization raises MFP about 15% in Romania, 8% in Hungary, and 2% in Ukraine, while in Russia … years after privatization to emerge in Russia. -- privatization ; productivity ; foreign ownership ; random growth model …

This paper estimates the effect of domestic and foreign privatization on multifactor productivity (MFP) using long … after six years. Until recently, Ukraine has had relatively few cases of privatization to foreign investors, and estimates … produces a productivity advantage of about 40 percent in 2004–2005. -- productivity ; privatization ; selection bias ; foreign …

We analyze the impact of privatization on multifactor productivity (MFP) using long panel data for nearly the universe … number of explanations for "when privatization works". -- privatization ; productivity ; foreign ownership ; Hungary … employing a wide variety of measurement approaches, we estimate that majority privatization raises MFP about 28% in Romania, 22 …

occupation) and firms (size, industry, and productivity), suggesting ownership type is systematically selected along these …

productivity in privatised firms only. 4) These findings suggest that privatisation, competition and managerial change are …