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Privatization and the Postsocialist Fertility Decline
Scheiring, Gabor; P.H. Hui, Bryant; Irdam, Darja; … - 2021
The ten countries with the fastest shrinking population are all located in Eastern Europe, with low fertility as one of … behind the postsocialist fertility decline. We argue that privatization is linked to lower fertility by catalyzing … company privatization is significantly associated with the postsocialist fertility decline. The observed level of …
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Raising the Financial Costs of Children and Fertility Responses : Evidence from the Kibbutz
Ebenstein, Avraham Y. - 2011
examines the impact of the privatization of kibbutzim on fertility behavior among members. We find that fertility declined by 6 … due to privatization, our results suggest that financial considerations may be a more modest factor in fertility decisions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119221
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Private Credit Development and Economic Growth In Transition Economies
Bakardzhieva, Damyana - 2009
This research compares the links between the economic growth and the development of banking credit for the private sector in three transition economies. The empirical results confirm the choice of a case-by-case analytical and time series econometrical approach. Each country has its own...
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The biggest problem in post-communist transition : the privatization of large enterprises
Åslund, Anders - 2021
Thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it is rather clear what transition policies have worked. Almost all the post-communist countries have become market economies and have achieved macroeconomic stability. Privatization was economically necessary, and its economic outcomes have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012628516
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Privatization in Transition Countries : A Sampling of the Literature
Havrylyshyn, Oleh; McGettigan, Donal - 2021
This paper reviews a selection of studies on privatization experiences in transition countries. Empirical studies almost invariably show privatized enterprises outperform state enterprises. Moreover, the literature identifies de novo firms as being clearly the best performers, followed by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317741
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Who Wants to Revise Privatization and Why? Evidence from 28 Post-Communist Countries
Denisova, Irina; Eller, Markus; Frye, Timothy; … - 2012
A 2006 survey of 28,000 individuals in 28 post-communist countries reveals overwhelming support for revising privatization, but also that most respondents prefer to leave firms in private hands. We test three theories of support for reform by examining who wants to revise privatization and why....
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The Biggest Problem in Post-Communist Transition : The Privatization of Large Enterprises. CASE Working Papers Np. 16
CASE; Aslund, Anders - 2021
Thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it is rather clear what transition policies have worked. Almost all the post-communist countries have become market economies and have achieved macroeconomic stability. Privatization was economically necessary, and its economic outcomes have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013310345
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The Micro Frustrations of Privatizing Eastern Europe
Eliasson, Gunnar - 1991
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Privatization and Productivity in Romanian Industry: Evidence from a Comprehensive Enterprise Panel
Earle, John S.; Telegdy, Álmos - 2001
We construct and analyze a unique database with 1992-99 information on privatization transactions and labor productivity for the entire surviving population of initially state-owned industrial corporations in Romania. The data permit us to describe the post-privatization ownership structure and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262532
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Recent claims of China's economic exceptionalism: Reflections inspired by WTO accession
Woo, Wing Thye - 2001
The desirability of WTO membership for China depends on whether its economic successes have been the result of its discovery of new institutional forms (e.g. dual track pricing, SOE contracts, and fiscal contracts) that are optimal for China''s particular economic circumstances, or have been the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318608