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The short- and long-run effects of private law enforcement : evidence from university police
Heaton, Paul S.; Hunt, Priscillia E.; MacDonald, John M.; … - 2015
Over a million people in the United States are employed in private security and law enforcement, yet very little is known about the effects of private police on crime. The current study examines the relationship between a privately-funded university police force and crime in a large U.S. city....
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The different extent of privatization proceeds in OECD countries : a preliminary explanation using a public-choice approach
Belke, Ansgar; Baumgartner, Frank R.; Schneider, Friedrich - In: FinanzArchiv : European journal of public finance 63 (2007) 2, pp. 211-243
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003510697
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The different extent of privatisation proceeds in EU countries : a Ppreliminary explanation using a public choice approach
Belke, Ansgar; Baumgärtner, Frank; Schneider, Friedrich; … - 2006
This paper empirically investigates the differences in the motives of raising privatisation proceeds for a panel of EU countries from 1990 to 2000. More specifically, we test whether privatisations can be mainly interpreted (a) as ingredients of a larger reform package of economic liberalisation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009747664
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How to catch foreign fish? : FDI and privatization in EU accession countries
Merlevede, Bruno (contributor); Schoors, Koen (contributor) - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003288646
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Different extent of privatisation proceeds in EU countries : a preliminary explanation using a public choice approach
Belke, Ansgar; Baumgärtner, Frank; Schneider, Friedrich; … - 2005
This paper empirically investigates the differences in the motives of raising privatisation proceeds for a panel of EU countries from 1990 to 2000. More specifically, we test whether privatisations can be mainly interpreted (a) as ingredients of a larger reform package of economic liberalisation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003204038
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Ausverkauf des "Tafelsilbers" : Bestimmungsfaktoren der Privatisierungserlöse in EU- und OECD-Staaten 1990 - 2000
Zohlnhöfer, Reimut; Obinger, Herbert - In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift : PVS : German … 46 (2005) 4, pp. 602-628
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The different extent of privatisation proceeds in EU countries : a preliminary explanation using a public choice approach
Belke, Ansgar; Baumgärtner, Frank; Schneider, Friedrich; … - 2005
This paper empirically investigates the differences in the motives of raising privatisation proceeds for a panel of EU countries from 1990 to 2000. More specifically, we test whether privatisations can be mainly interpreted (a) as ingredients of a larger reform package of economic liberalisation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003095430
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How to catch foreign fish? : FDI and privatisation in EU accession countries
Merlevede, Bruno (contributor); Schoors, Koen (contributor) - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002880079
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How to Catch Foreign Fish? FDI and Privatization in EU Accession Countries
Merlevede, Bruno - 2006
equilibrium is rapid. The relationship between FDI and the privatization process is complex. Non-direct privatization schemes … negatively affect the speed of adjustment, whereas direct privatization strategies positively affect the equilibrium itself …. Privatization history increases equilibrium FDI stocks, independently of the method applied …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012733579
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Do Creditors Prefer Smooth Earnings? Evidence from European Private Firms
Gassen, Joachim - 2015
We investigate the interplay between creditor financing and the smoothness of earnings reported by European private firms and document how heterogeneous debt-contracting infrastructures across Europe moderate this relation. Most European private firms are owner-manager run enterprises with...
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