By using new panel data for a sample of Bulgarian firms that comprises both state-owned and privatized firms (including new private firms), evidence is presented on the potential impact of ownership and age of the firm on diverse issues concerning corporate governance and executive compensation...

Looking at data for over a hundred years on democratic economic institutions in the U.S., there seems to be a clear pattern of initiatives growing strongly, peaking and then falling off. The broad range of data used in this paper allows an investigation of these long-range patterns. These...

This volume of Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms consists of twelve original and innovative articles. The first four papers relate to the growing literature on employee participation and firm performance. The second group of papers looks at the impact of...

By using panel data for a sample of Bulgarian manufacturing firms we investigate the impact of the privatization process. All sample firms started under state control and many were privatized during the study period. Our rich data enable us to use and estimate a number of specifications to...

The global financial meltdown brought to light a number of weaknesses in the U.S. financial system. Not all financial institution types will be taking large sums of taxpayer money to address their crippling decisions. Credit unions in the United States represent a type of financial cooperative...