Fiscal impact of privatization revisited: The role of tax revenues in transition economies

Ernesto Crivelli ()

Economic Systems, 2013, vol. 37, issue 2, 217-232

Abstract: In contrast to earlier literature, this paper finds empirical evidence that privatization has deteriorated fiscal balances in transition economies. The investigation focuses on the role of tax revenues in explaining the fiscal impact of privatization, as it appears that tax revenue in many transition countries remained lackluster even after the adoption of several tax reforms in the last two decades, and no formal econometric assessment has been conducted of the extent to which privatization has affected tax revenues. Using panel data for 29 Eastern European and former Soviet Union countries, the analysis finds robust signs of a strong negative impact of privatization on different tax revenue sources. The paper also provides some empirical evidence favoring the early adoption of value-added taxes that appear to have contributed to government revenue recovery.

Keywords: Fiscal balance; Privatization; Taxation; Transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H2 L33 P35 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2012.11.003

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