performance in the telecommunications industry before privatization as measured by penetration, operating efficiency, and … profitability. CEO change before privatization does appear to have real consequences in firm performance before privatization …. Moreover, findings are consistent with previous research that links CEO replacement and an increase in privatization prices …

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? Privatization in Latin America evaluates the empirical evidence on …