The effects of privatization on exports and jobs

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The privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOE) in transition economies has often been found to improve employment and productivity of privatized SOEs, despite policymakers’ fears regarding possible job cuts. This positive effect can be enhanced if privatization also promotes firms’ exports. A recent firm-level analysis of China reveals that privatization has indeed a positive effect on export propensity, employment, and productivity in both the short and long term. The effect mostly stems from changes in firms’ attitudes about profits and risks due to competitive pressure.

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• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2016 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Empirical Studies of Trade ; Public Enterprises; Public-Private Enterprises ; Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: General
• Subject: privatization ; exports ; employment ; state-owned enterprises ; transition economies

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Todo, Yasuyuki
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.309
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/148534