examines the impact of the privatization of kibbutzim on fertility behavior among members. We find that fertility declined by 6 …-15 percent following the shift to privatization. In light of the massive change in financial costs associated with childbearing … due to privatization, our results suggest that financial considerations may be a more modest factor in fertility decisions …

privatization on airport charges in a panel data setting where fixed effects can be employed to mitigate endogeneity concerns. Our …

. However, privatization may increase quality by fostering performance-improving innovation, particularly if combined with … difference-in-difference-in-difference approach. The results indicate that privatization and the associated increase in …

This paper offers a unique quantitative evaluation of the distribution of the welfare of a water privatization … intermediate suppliers and investors have also clearly benefited during the short privatization duration. However the paper also …

are high. If this argument were right, the capital intensity of state-owned firms should fall with privatization. The data …

This paper examines aspects of speed and sequencing of restructuring and privatization in economies in transition. It … constraints on restructuring, a very fast and non-differentiated approach to privatization may lead to renationalization and … general delays in restructuring. A more gradual policy of privatization may allow for the screening of good from bad firms …