Public ownership and business performance in the Spanish manufacturing sector, 1983-1996

Public Finance Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-182

  De Cos, Pablo Hernández ^a,b   Argimón, Isabel ^c   González Páramo, José Manuel ^a,d  

^a BANCO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Financial Services Authority   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competition; Efficiency; Financial position; Panel data; Public firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342325151     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091142103258232     Document Type: Review

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