policy burden hypothesis predicts that privatization would not eliminate the SBC problem, as long as the major policy burden …

data permit us to track the privatization process and to estimate the impact of privatization within industry-year cells … majority privatized versus state-owned firms. The gap increases with time since privatization, reaching about 15-17% five years … after privatization. It also increases with calendar time although recent privatizations are associated with smaller …

We construct and analyze a unique database with 1992-99 information on privatization transactions and labor … describe the post-privatization ownership structure and to test the effect of alternative privatization policies on firm … and domestic blockholders, but insider and mass privatization are also estimated to have positive, although smaller …

the privatization. The two key mechanisms explaining the results are: (i) a government owner keeping control takes into …

the privatization. The two key mechanisms explaining the results are: (i) a government owner keeping control takes into …

have set up stronger governance than domestic private firms that have not experienced privatization. I propose seven … governments' fiscal conditions in the privatization year and privatized firms' governance, which suggests a significant role … played by local governments in shaping corporate governance during the privatization process …