1990 to 2003. The estimating equation is augmented with country- and time-specific variables for methods of privatization … and other factors potentially relevant to growth in transition economies. It is found that 'mass privatization' is … associated with faster growth, but the other privatization methods have no significant impact. The findings suggest that in the …

autonomy being a preferred reform instrument in many countries, and of ten chosen over privatization. Using longitudinal data … partial privatization for a subset of enterprises, a unique contribution of the study lies in investigating whether ownership … divestiture through partial privatization has any effect once enterprises are imparted managerial autonomy, or whether ownership …