Methods of privatization and economic growth in transition economies

Economics of Transition

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 661-683

  Bennett, John ^a   Estrin, Saul ^b   Urga, Giovanni ^c,d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Panel data; Privatization; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; MARKET TRANSITION; PANEL DATA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PRIVATIZATION;

EID: 34848891512     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2007.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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