Priorities and sequencing in privatization: Evidence from Czech firm panel data

European Economic Review

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-208

  Gupta, Nandini ^a   Ham, Jhon C ^b   Svejnar, Jan ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Political economy; Privatization; Transition

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; MARKET TRANSITION; PANEL DATA; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PRIVATIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 39049121854     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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