A dynamic model of privatization with endogenous post-privatization performance

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 563-596

  Che, Jiahua ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; NUMERICAL MODEL; OWNERSHIP; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRIVATIZATION; PROPERTY RIGHTS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 64349105614     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-937X.2009.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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