Firm Growth and Productivity in Belarus : New Empirical Evidence from the Machine Building Industry

Firm Growth and Productivity in Belarus : New Empirical Evidence from the Machine Building Industry

Using a unique dataset comprising information for (up to) 153 firms in the machine building sector in Belarus, we investigate the determinants of firm growth for an economy where state ownership of enterprises is widespread. We use panel data models based on generalizations of Gibrat’s law, total fa...

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Main Authors: Crespo Cuaresma, Jesus, Oberhofer, Harald, Vincelette, Gallina A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2013
Subjects:
firm growth
total factor productivity
state-owned enterprises
soft budget constraints
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15490

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