The effects of privatization on exports and jobs

Yasuyuki Todo

World of Labour, 2016, No 309, 309

Abstract: The privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOE) in transition economies has often been found to improve employment and productivity of privatized SOEs, despite policymakers’ fears regarding possible job cuts. This positive effect can be enhanced if privatization also promotes firms’ exports. A recent firm-level analysis of China reveals that privatization has indeed a positive effect on export propensity, employment, and productivity in both the short and long term. The effect mostly stems from changes in firms’ attitudes about profits and risks due to competitive pressure.

Keywords: privatization; exports; employment; state-owned enterprises; transition economies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 L32 P20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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