Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/75897 
Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 600
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
privatisation
public finance
political economy
law and finance
capital markets
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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