Truth about privatization in Latin America Alberto Chong and Florencio López-de-Silanes -- Benefits and costs of … privatization in Argentina Sebastián Galiani ... [et al.] -- Privatization and firm performance in Bolivia Katherina Capra ... [et … al.] -- Costs and benefits of privatization Francisco Anuatti-Neto -- Effects of privatization on firms Ronald Fischer …

liberalize trade, promote efficiency and reduce the size and scope of the state-owned sector. In Mexico, privatization led to a … from workers, with the remaining 64 percent representing productivity gains. There is evidence that privatization provides … other social benefits, as greater access to services, which usually follows privatization, leads to welfare gains for the …

Privatization is under attack. Beginning in the 1980s, thousands of failing state-owned enterprises worldwide have been … turned over to the private sector. But public opinion has turned against privatization. A large political backlash has been … record of privatization and are the criticisms justified? This report evaluates the empirical evidence on privatization in a …

liberalize trade, promote efficiency and reduce the size and scope of the state-owned sector. In Mexico, privatization led to a … from workers, with the remaining 64 percent representing productivity gains. There is evidence that privatization provides … other social benefits, as greater access to services, which usually follows privatization, leads to welfare gains for the …

Privatization is under attack. Beginning in the 1980s, thousands of failing state-owned enterprises worldwide have been … turned over to the private sector. But public opinion has turned against privatization. A large political backlash has been … record of privatization and are the criticisms justified? Privatization in Latin America evaluates the empirical evidence on …

Critics of privatization argue that poor labor force restructuring is a key concern and that governments should … owners after privatization. Our results show that adverse selection plagues retrenchment programs carried out by governments … before privatization. Controlling for endogeneity, several labor retrenchment policies yield a negative impacton net …