employment, wages, and productivity. Evidence generally shows these forces to be offsetting, usually resulting in small … employment and earnings effects and sometimes in large, positive effects on productivity and scale. Foreign ownership usually has … positive effects, and the effects of domestic privatization tend to be larger in countries with a more competitive business …

employment, wages, and productivity. Evidence generally shows these forces to be offsetting, usually resulting in small … employment and earnings effects and sometimes in large, positive effects on productivity and scale. Foreign ownership usually has … positive effects, and the effects of domestic privatization tend to be larger in countries with a more competitive business …

We analyze the effects of privatization on firm-level wages and employment in four transition economies. Contrary to … countries. The negligible employment impact of domestic privatization results from effects on efficiency and scale that are … workers' fears, our fixed effect and random trend estimates imply little effect of domestic privatization, except for a slight …

We analyze the effects of privatization on firm-level wages and employment in four transition economies. Contrary to … countries. The negligible employment impact of domestic privatization results from effects on efficiency and scale that are … dominates the efficiency effect. -- privatization ; employment ; wages ; foreign ownership ; Hungary ; Romania ; Russia …

We estimate the effects of privatization on firm-level wages and employment in four transition economies. Applied to … impacts on both employment and wages in all four countries. The negligible consequences of domestic privatization for workers … effect that dominates the effect on costreduction. -- privatization ; employment ; wages ; foreign ownership ; Hungary …

universe of manufacturing firms inherited from the Soviet Union. Employment growth displays substantial increase in …