This paper investigates a unique policy designed to maintain employment during the privatization of East German firms … instrumental variable approach, confirms these findings. We estimate a 22% points higher annual employment growth rate, a 14 …% points higher annual productivity growth, and a 3.6% points higher probability of exit for firms with binding employment …

Privatization of a public good (the management of sewage treatment centers in Dakar, Senegal) leads to an increase in … dumping increased substantially following privatization-on average an increase of 61.7%, or an increase of about 14,000 cubic … following privatization, and DHS data show that diarrhea rates among children under five decreased in Dakar relative to …

Infrastructure assets have undergone substantial privatization in recent decades. How do different types of owners … rather than operational changes. Overall, we find little evidence that privatization alone increases airport performance …; instead, infrastructure funds improve performance both in privatization and subsequent acquisitions from non-PE private firms …

Privatization has been shown to increase growth and profitability of public firms. However, effects on consumers are … we interpret as a decline in access to care. Hospital privatization therefore partially offsets the benefits of providing …