Partial Privatization and Firm Performance

Nandini Gupta

Journal of Finance, 2005, vol. 60, issue 2, 987-1015

Abstract: Most privatization programs begin with a period of partial privatization in which only non‐controlling shares of firms are sold on the stock market. Since management control is not transferred to private owners it is widely contended that partial privatization has little impact. This perspective ignores the role that the stock market can play in monitoring and rewarding managerial performance even when the government remains the controlling owner. Using data on Indian state‐owned enterprises we find that partial privatization has a positive impact on profitability, productivity, and investment.

Date: 2005
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