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 …. Positive domestic effects appear within a year in Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine and continue growing thereafter, but take 5 …

We analyze the impact of privatization on multifactor productivity (MFP) using long panel data for nearly the universe … Romania, 22 percent in Hungary, and 3 percent in Ukraine, with some variation across specifications, while in Russia it lowers … much more consistent across countries. The positive effects emerge within a year in Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine and …

aggregate productivity growth during the socialist and reform periods in six transition economies. Modifying a standard … decomposition technique to better reflect the role of firm entry, we find that reallocation rates and productivity contributions are … very low under socialism, but they rise dramatically after reforms, and productivity contributions greatly exceed those …

total factor productivity and by the capital stock per capita. These variables suffice to calculate welfare changes within a … the degree of market competition. It applies to open economies as well, if total factor productivity is constructed using … productivity be constructed with prices and quantities as perceived by consumers, not firms. Thus, factor shares need to be …

, the change in welfare is summarized by (the present value of) the Solow productivity residual and by the growth rate of … the capital stock per capita. We also show that productivity and the capital stock suffice to calculate differences in …

, the change in welfare is summarized by (the present value of) the Solow productivity residual and by the growth rate of … the capital stock per capita. We also show that productivity and the capital stock suffice to calculate differences in …

values of the standard Solow productivity residual. The equivalence holds if the representative household maximizes utility …

. To a first order, welfare is summarized by total factor productivity and by the capital stock per capita. These variables … total factor productivity is constructed using domestic absorption, instead of gross domestic product, as the measure of … output. It also requires that total factor productivity be constructed with prices and quantities as perceived by consumers …

Countries making the transition to a market economy often experience an increase in corruption along with an increase …