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Privatization in Austria: Some theoretical reasons and performance measures

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Friedrich Schneider () (Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria)
Ansgar Belke () (Department of Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany)

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The issues of privatization (and sometimes deregulation) have been reviewed in a large literature on the various aspects of privatization, that has emphasized the potential efficiency gains. Hence, we provide some theoretical reasoning why privatization is useful as well as profitable for an economy and empirically present the extent of privatization in Austria and other European Union countries. In order to assess the impact of privatization in Austria on economic performance, we observe cash flows, the employment performance, and the stock-exchange ratings of the privatized formerly state-owned enterprises.

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Paper provided by Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria in its series Economics working papers with number 2004-04.

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Keywords: Austria; Performance Measures; Privatization; Profitability; State-owned Enterprises;

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H42 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Publicly Provided Private Goods
E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy
L33 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Boundaries of Public and Private Enterprise; Privatization; Contracting Out

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  1. Ansgar Belke & Frank Baumgartner & Friedrich Schneider & Ralph Setzer, 2006. "The Different Extent of Privatisation Proceeds in EU Countries: A Preliminary Explanation Using a Public Choice Approach," CREMA Working Paper Series 2006-02, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA). [Downloadable!]
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  2. Ansgar Belke & Andreas Schaal, 2005. "Chance Osteuropa – Herausforderung für die Finanzdienstleistung," Diskussionspapiere aus dem Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Hohenheim 261/2005, Department of Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany. [Downloadable!]
  3. Ansgar Belke & Albina Zenkic, 2007. "Exchange Rate Regimes and the Transition Process in the Western Balkans," Diskussionspapiere aus dem Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Hohenheim 288/2007, Department of Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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