Privatization methods and productivity effects in Romanian industrial enterprises

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 657-682

  Earle, John S ^a   Telegdy, Álmos ^b  

^a CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

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EID: 0036963130     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcec.2002.1798     Document Type: Article

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