Earle, John; Estrin, Saul - In: Economic Change and Restructuring 36 (2003) 1, pp. 1-22
We investigate whether privatization, competitive forces, and the hardening of budget constraints played efficiency …-enhancing roles in Russia in the immediate post-privatization period. We find evidence of a positive impact of privatization on labor … restructuring but the effect is small and insignificant. We find that in terms of their impacts on productivity, privatization and …