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The determinants of economic reform in the post-communist world
Fish, M. Steven - In: East European politics and societies and cultures : EEPS 12 (1998) 1, pp. 31-78
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Some complex dynamics for a multisectoral model of the economy
Punzo, Lionello F. - In: Revue économique : revue bimestrielle 46 (1995) 6, pp. 1541-1559
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Privatization in Italy : planning or improvisation? ; efficiency gains or rents?
Barucci, Emilio; Pierobon, Federico - In: Review of economic conditions in Italy (2007) 3, pp. 341-369
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Combination of forecast methods using encompassing tests : an algorithm-based procedure
Costantini, Mauro; Pappalardo, Carmine - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003776266
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Combination of forecast methods using encompassing tests : an algorithm-based procedure
Costantini, Mauro; Pappalardo, Carmine - 2008
This paper proposes a strategy to increase the efficiency of forecast combining methods. Given the availability of a wide range of forecasting models for the same variable of interest, our goal is to apply combining methods to a restricted set of models. To this aim, an algorithm procedure based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009735352
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Which factors explain the rising ethnic heterogeneity in Italy? : an empirical analysis at province level
Cattaneo, Cristina - 2014
The paper investigates the determinants of ethnic heterogeneity of the Italian provinces. Among other factors, the paper tests empirically whether gradual improvements in distant communication boost the generation of ethnically heterogeneous provinces. Consequently to easier communication,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336545
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Neither Communes nor Fiefs : King Owned Towns, Right Negotiations and Long Run Persistence. The Case of South Italy
Borghi, Elisa; Gatti, Fabio; Masciandaro, Donato - 2022
comparing free city-states (Communes) and feudal towns in Italy, Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom. This paper explores a … third and novel category: the King-owned towns. King-owned towns (KOTs) were present in South Italy when the Kingdom …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013405147
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Is privatization working in Ukraine? : new estimates from comprehensive manufacturing firm data, 1989 - 2013
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Shpak, Solomiya; … - 2015
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 …
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Voter support for privatizing education : evidence on self-interest and ideology
Merzyn, Wolfram; Ursprung, Heinrich W. - 2003
Economic theory advances various arguments in favor of and against privatizing education. In this paper we investigate the extent to which these arguments influence voters opinions. We analyze two popular referenda in which some 400,000 voters in two Swiss cantons expressed their opinions on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011508114
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Technical efficiency in the Malaysian water sector : a stochastic frontier approach
Hon, Lee Yoong; Tan, Hui Boon; Lee, Cassey - In: The journal of developing areas 50 (2016) 3, pp. 149-165
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