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Institutional and Political Determinants of Private Participation in Infrastructure
Moszoro, Marian - 2014
We assembled a large panel of project-level technical and financial data and country-level economic, institutional, political, and governance variables to assess the determinants of private financing of infrastructure in emerging markets and developing economies. Controlling for economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012454088
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Transnational Business Governance Interaction and Competition between Standard‐Setting Initiatives : Labor Standards in Garment, Toys and Agriculture
Helmerich, Nicole - 2013
This paper analyzes interactions within standard‐setting networks in the area of social and labor rights. We examine the shape of transnational business governance interactions (TBGI), pathways, and interaction mechanisms in three sectors: garments, toys and agriculture. Our comparative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013072420
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Liberalization and Private Sector Involvement in the Water Industry : A Review of the Economic Literature
Massarutto, Antonio - 2007
The theoretical and empirical literature on water supply and sewerage liberalization is reviewed in this paper in order to discuss the potential for market creation and private sector involvement in this sector. The analysis is framed in the quot;policy roadmapquot; developed by regulatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012728587
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Contracts as Regulation : The ISDA Master Agreement
Borowicz, M. Konrad - 2021
This article proposes a rule of contractual interpretation for regulatory contracts defined as contracts 1) used by a large number of market participants, 2) subject to limitations on deviation, and 3) designed with market problems (such as negative externalities) in addition to transactional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013251026
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Privatisation around the world : new evidence from panel data
Bortolotti, Bernardo; Fantini, Marcella; Siniscalco, … - 2001
This paper presents new evidence about privatisation processes and their determinants from a panel of 34 countries over the 1977-99 period. The empirical analysis shows that privatisation takes place typically in wealthy and democratic countries, endowed with deep and liquid stock markets, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011400889
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An Empirical Analysis of Cross-Listing Decisions in Share-Issue Privatizations : Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries
Nash, Robert C. - 2012
Frequently the largest equity offerings in the world, share-issue privatizations (SIPs) are sometimes conducted entirely on domestic exchanges and are sometimes cross-listed on foreign exchanges. In this paper, we examine the determinants of a privatizing government's actions regarding whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013115762
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Privatization and Efficiency : Industry Effects of the Sale of British Airways
Eckel, Catherine C. - 2011
significantly upon privatization. The results suggest that a change from government to private ownership improves economic …We analyze the effect of privatization on the performance of British Airways by examining the privatization's impact on … Airways' privatization, implying expectation of a more competitive British Airways. Closer rivals of British Airways …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122620
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Airport Privatization Competition Including Domestic Airline Networks
Kawasaki, Akio - 2013
This paper addresses the problem of hub airport privatization, similar to the studies by Matsumura and Matsushima (2012 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071698
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An Empirical Analysis of Cross-Listing Decisions in Share-Issue Privatizations : Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries
D'Souza, Juliet - 2009
Frequently the largest equity offerings in the world, share-issue privatizations (SIPs) are sometimes conducted entirely on domestic exchanges and are sometimes cross-listed on foreign exchanges. In this paper, we examine the determinants of a privatizing government's actions regarding whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013156990
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Internal Communication Problems in Privatization
Sawagvudcharee, Ousanee - 2018
The aim of this paper is to focus on demonstrating faults of internal communication in privatization. A case study … the privatization of the Provincial Electricity Authority was observed. It is anticipated that the paper will present …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012940159