We analyze the extent of the integrated control of the state over privatized firms during the post-privatization decade … (1995–2005) in the Czech Republic. During this period the integrated control potential of the state resembled a corporate … pyramid. While pyramidal control was not fully utilized, the golden share in the hands of the state substantially enhanced its …

We use new firm-level data to examine the effects of firm divestitures and privatization on corporate performance in a … rapidly emerging market economy. Unlike the existing literature, we control for accompanying ownership changes and the fact …'s profitability but do not alter its scale of operations, while the effect of privatization depends on the resulting ownership …

We use new firm-level data to examine the effects of spinoffs and privatization on corporate performance in a rapidly … control for accompanying ownership changes and the fact that spinoffs and ownership are endogenous variables. We find that … spinoffs increase the firm’s profitability but do not alter its scale of operations, while the effect of privatization …