Privatisation Around the World: New Evidence from Panel Data

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This paper presents new evidence about privatisation processes and their determinants from a panel of 34 countries over the 1977-99 period. The empirical analysis shows that privatisation takes place typically in wealthy and democratic countries, endowed with deep and liquid stock markets, and is affected by the governing political majority and public sector budget constraints. But the extent of privatisation in terms of revenues and stakes sold appears more limited in civil law countries, where shareholders are poorly protected, banks powerful, and capital markets less developed.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 600

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: privatisation ; public finance ; political economy ; law and finance ; capital markets

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bortolotti, Bernardo ; Fantini, Marcella ; Siniscalco, Domenico
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2001

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/75897
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET