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 …

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 …

excel. Our study is the first in the privatization literature to go beyond performance comparisons and examine firm …

We investigate, using dynamic panel data techniques, the impact of differences in privatization methods, and in private … sector and capital market development, on economic growth in transition economies. Mass privatization is found to be the only … privatization method to have had a significant positive effect on growth. Stock market development has also had a significant …

explain those particularities by the different methods of banking sector privatization, the different approaches for solving …

ownership structures. Additionally, we find that privatization levels have had positive growth effects, while privatization …

addition, rapid progress in bank privatization and consolidation took place in the late 1990s and early 2000s, usually with the …