Privatization and capital formation in developing countries: an empirical analysis

Abdella Abdou and Saeed Moshiri

International Review of Applied Economics, 2009, vol. 23, issue 5, 557-575

Abstract: The spur for privatization and its impact on economic performance have been analysed from many perspectives, including microeconomics, macroeconomics, and institutional economics. Previous research has focused on efficiency reasons for privatization at the level of the firm, and the relative performance of state-owned enterprises and privately owned firms. This article investigates the macroeconomic facet of privatization with particular attention paid to the relation between privatization and capital formation in developing countries. Our study uses recent World Bank data on privatization for 105 countries over the time period 1988-2003. We explore the impact of privatization on capital formation by conducting two-stage least squares and ordinary least squares estimations within three time frames. Our findings indicate that the effect of privatization on capital formation varies across regions and time frames. In general, privatization is neutral with regard to investment.

Keywords: privatization; total investment; private investment; developing countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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