productivity for the entire surviving population of initially state-owned industrial corporations in Romania. The data permit us to …

productivity for the entire surviving population of initially state-owned industrial corporations in Romania. The data permit us to …

; Government objectives ; Firm behavior ; Romania …

gains had to be sacrificed. -- Privatization ; Government objectives; Firm Efficiency ; Employment ; Wages ; Romania …

conditions in Romania which brought about large employment losses during the first several years of economic transition …. -- privatization ; government objectives ; Romania …

result from effects on scale, productivity, and costs that are large but offsetting in Hungary and Romania, and from small … ; Romania ; Russia ; Ukraine …

models imply that majority privatization raises MFP about 15% in Romania, 8% in Hungary, and 2% in Ukraine, while in Russia …. Positive domestic effects appear within a year in Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine and continue growing thereafter, but take 5 … ; transition ; Hungary ; Romania ; Russia ; Ukraine …

large, positive, but offsetting in Hungary and Romania, and from small effects of both types in Russia and Ukraine. The … dominates the efficiency effect. -- privatization ; employment ; wages ; foreign ownership ; Hungary ; Romania ; Russia …

employing a wide variety of measurement approaches, we estimate that majority privatization raises MFP about 28% in Romania, 22 …. The positive effects emerge within a year in Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine and continue to grow thereafter, but are still …