transport sector affect their productivity. In order to compare different institutional regimes, we carry out a comparative … productivity, which we regress on firm and city characteristics. We find that when firms are totally or partially in public hands … their productivity is lower. Moreover, firms selected through competitive tendering display higher total factor productivity …

We analyze the impact of privatization on multifactor productivity (MFP) using long panel data for nearly the universe … number of explanations for "when privatization works". -- privatization ; productivity ; foreign ownership ; Hungary …

transport sector affect their productivity. In order to compare different institutional regimes, we carry out a comparative … productivity, which we regress on firm and city characteristics. We find that when firms are totally or partially in public hands … their productivity is lower. Moreover, firms selected through competitive tendering display higher total factor productivity …

We analyze the impact of privatization on multifactor productivity (MFP) using long panel data for nearly the universe …

We develop a theoretical framework for comparing incentives, labor productivity and the allocation of effort in public …' compensation policy displays a larger incentive intensity in the private firm than in the public firm. Second, labor productivity …

This paper discusses ways of strengthening the competitive environment in order to help boost productivity performance … in various sectors of the Danish economy. It looks at a number of indicators of the strength of competition — including … competition legislation framework. The paper then focuses on the large public sector, which has been slow to open up to …

Vigorous product market competition plays a central role in bolstering productivity growth. Sweden has strengthened … competition legislation and deregulated a number of sectors, including electricity, telecommunications and parts of transport …, over the past 10 to 15 years. This paper examines the current state of product market competition and proposes further …

environment in Russia supports competition and to draw attention to the areas where further reform efforts would pay dividends … the scope for competition. However, ongoing work needs to focus on separating competitive and monopoly market segments and … regulators. Introducing an overarching competition policy would also help bring the issue of competition to centre stage and …