Divestitures, privatization and corporate performance in emerging markets

0339595 - NHU-C 2010 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Hanousek, Jan - Kočenda, Evžen - Švejnar, J.
Divestitures, privatization and corporate performance in emerging markets.
Economics of Transition. Roč. 17, č. 1 (2009), s. 43-73. ISSN 0967-0750. E-ISSN 1468-0351
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA402/09/1595; GA MŠMT LC542
Institutional research plan: CEZ:MSM0021620846
Keywords : divestiture * corporate performance * privatization * emerging markets
Subject RIV: AH - Economics
Impact factor: 0.774, year: 2009

We use new firm-level data to examine the effects of firm divestitures and privatization on corporate performance in a rapidly emerging market economy. We control for accompanying ownership changes and the fact that divestitures and ownership are potentially endogenous variables.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0183072