Privatization and efficiency: Differentiating ownership effects from political, organizational, and dynamic effects

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-74

  Villalonga, Belén ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Change; Efficiency; L33; Organizational; Panel data; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001829044     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(00)00074-3     Document Type: Article

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