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Who Wants To Revise Privatization? The Complementarity of Market Skills and Institutions

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  • Irina Denisova

    (Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR), Moscow)

  • Markus Eller

    (Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB))

  • Timothy Frye

    (Columbia University and the Harriman Institute)

  • Ekaterina Zhuravskaya

    (New Economic School, CEFIR, and CEPR)

Abstract

Using survey data from 28 transition countries, we test for the complementarity and substitutability of market-relevant skills and institutions. We show that democracy and good governance complement market skills in transition economies. Under autocracy and weak governance institutions there is no significant difference in support for revising privatization between high and low-skilled respondents. As the level of democracy and the quality of governance increases, the difference in the level of support for revising privatization between the high and low skilled grows dramatically. This finding contributes to our understanding of microfoundations of the politics of economic reform.

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  • Irina Denisova & Markus Eller & Timothy Frye & Ekaterina Zhuravskaya, 2009. "Who Wants To Revise Privatization? The Complementarity of Market Skills and Institutions," Working Papers w0127, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR).
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    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • O0 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - General
    • P0 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - General

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