; Hungary ; Lithuania ; Romania ; Russia ; Ukraine …

but offsetting in Hungary and Romania, and from small effects of all types in Russia and Ukraine. The positive employment … ; employment ; wages ; foreign ownership ; Hungary ; Romania ; Russia ; Ukraine …

unemployment statistics. This paper analyzes microdata on detailed labor force survey responses in Russia, Romania, and Estonia to … alternative employment rates that are sharply higher in Russia but much lower in Romania and slightly lower in Estonia, and … alternative unemployment rates that are sharply higher in Romania and moderately higher in Estonia and Russia. -- alternative …

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 … ; transition ; Hungary ; Romania ; Russia ; Ukraine …

; Lithuania ; Romania ; Russia ; Ukraine …

privatization in postcommunist Russia. Taking advantage of large regional variation in the size of public administrations, and … institutional support and less corruption when bureaucracies are large. -- privatization ; bureaucracy ; economic reform ; Russia …

negative effect in Russia, and they provide some evidence of positive foreign effects on both wages and employment in all four … large, positive, but offsetting in Hungary and Romania, and from small effects of both types in Russia and Ukraine. The … dominates the efficiency effect. -- privatization ; employment ; wages ; foreign ownership ; Hungary ; Romania ; Russia …