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Privatization and State Capacity in Postcommunist Society
King, Lawrence Peter; Hamm, Patrick - 2005
quantitative analysis of mass privatization programs in the postcommunist world. We argue that rapid large-scale privatization … back on the enterprise sector, as the state can no longer support the institutions necessary for the effective functioning … implementation of mass privatization programs negatively impacts measures of economic growth, state capacity and the security of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477529
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The inverse domino effect: are economic reforms contagious?
Gassebner, Martin; Gaston, Noel; Lamla, Michael - 2008
This paper examines whether a country’s economic reforms are affected by reforms adopted by other countries. A simple model of economic reforms is developed to motivate the econometric work. Unsurprisingly, the model predicts that reforms are more likely when factors of production are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441826
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Impact of Economic Reforms on Poverty Indian Experience
Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya - 2008
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of economic reforms on poverty levels in India during the period 1975 - 2006. We construct a comprehensive measure of economic reforms index made up of seven subcomponents and percentage of population living below poverty line is used as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477389
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Competing with dad: changes in the intergenerational distribution of male labour market income
Gregory, R.G - 1999
deregulation and since many UK labour market institutions were similar to ours the experience there might be particularly relevant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451694
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Effects of Policy Reforms on Price Transmission and Price Volatility in Coffee M;arkets: Evidence from Zambia and Tanzania
Rhoda Mofya-mukuka - 2011
Price is the most critical factor in determining the way markets function. In a perfect market a price shock is transmitted to other vertically or horizontally connected markets within a given period of time. However, when markets do not function perfectly the speed and the magnitude of price...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009428979
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Informality, productivity, and enforcement in West Africa: A firm level analysis
Benjamin, Nancy; Mbaye, Aly - 2010
The informal sector accounts for a very large share in African economies, both in terms of GDP and employment. However, most national surveys on the informal sector focus on labor market issues and informal employment rather than the structure of informal businesses. And sample designs are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476958
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Technology Adoption in West Africa: Adoption and Disadoption of Soybeans on the Togo-Benin Border
Jones, Kelly Michelle - 2005
New agricultural technologies are promoted in developing countries to bring about some combination of economic, environmental, and or health benefit. All of these benefits are considered to improve the livelihoods of the households that adopt them. However, the adoption of these new innovations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431278
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Know How, Know Whom, Know Where: A Global Analysis of Investor Experience and Startup Performance
Álvarez-Garrido, Elisa - 2010
This dissertation analyzes where and when experienced investors add value to startups. Building on the resource-dependence theory and the relational view of the firm, I argue that the positive effect of investor experience on startup performance is stronger when the startup faces a more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439052
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Macroeconomic and institutional determinants of stock market development in MENA region: new results from a panel data analysis
Cherif, Monther; Gazdar, Kaothar - 2010
This paper provides new evidence on the influence of macroeconomic environment and institutional quality on stock market development, using data from 14 MENA countries over the period of 1990-2007. Using both panel data and instrumental variable techniques, we find that income level, saving...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441711
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Characteristics of resources and the provision of biodiversity and ecosystem services in Germany: the cases of fruit tree meadows and wolf protection
Thiel, Andreas; Schleyer, Christian; Plieninger, Tobias - 2011
provision is governed. This paper scrutinizes determinants of institutions that regulate the provision of biodiversity and … design of institutions. In the case of wolf protection, the state uses its power to modify property rights in order to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442285