Power shortages present a significant challenge to manufacturers, who rely on power as a key input to production. In Pakistan, power shortages are commonplace, but empirical evidence on the impact of shortages is still lacking. Using a survey of 4,500 manufacturing firms for the year 2010-11,...

Power shortages present a significant challenge to manufacturers, who rely on power as a key input to production. In Pakistan, power shortages are commonplace, but empirical evidence on the impact of shortages is still lacking. Using a survey of 4,500 manufacturing firms for the year 2010-11,...

By using the listed companies data, this paper investigates the impact of the ongoing mixed-ownership reform on the TFP of SOEs in China. Comparing with other SOEs, the TFP of pilot enterprises has been significantly improved through mixed-ownership reform. Further testing the changes in equity,...