competitive pressure and ownership changes in three emerging economies, Bulgaria Poland and Romania. Our main findings can be … associated with higher firm performance in Poland irrespective of the ownership structure of firms. Furthermore the positive … effects of increased import competition are reinforced for foreign owned firms. In contrast, in Bulgaria and Romania …

competitive pressure and ownership changes in three emerging economies, Bulgaria Poland and Romania. Our main findings can be … associated with higher firm performance in Poland irrespective of the ownership structure of firms. Furthermore the positive … effects of increased import competition are reinforced for foreign owned firms. In contrast, in Bulgaria and Romania …

impact of several dimensions of market competition and other factors on enterprise efficiency. We analyze 1992-1998 panel …, intensity, time path, and survival effects of competitive pressures. We find large, positive effects on TFP from competition in …

This paper uses a survey of 3,300 firms in 25 transition countries to shed light on the factors that influence …-year period. We begin by surveying what a decade of transition has taught us about the factors that determine how firms respond to … the new market environment. We go on to analyse the impact on performance of ownership, soft budget constraints, the …

This paper examines the importance of competition in the growth and development of firms. We make use of the large …-scale natural experiment of the shift from an economic system without competition to a market economy to shed light on the factors … transition countries, we find evidence of the importance of a minimum of rivalry in both innovation and growth: the presence of …

describe the post-privatization ownership structure and to test the effect of alternative privatization policies on firm … significant effect of private ownership share on the level and growth of labor productivity, the estimates ranging from 13 to 32 …