Are some owners better than others in Czech privatized firms? Even meta-analysis can't make us perfectly sure

Ichiro Iwasaki and Evžen Kočenda

No 2017-2, CEI Working Paper Series from Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

Abstract: We use a total of 1171 estimates extracted from 34 previous studies and perform a meta-analysis to examine the relationship between ownership structures and firm performance in the Czech mass-privatized firms. We find that, in contrast to the remarkable effect of foreign ownership on firm performance and restructuring activities, domestic private entities were incapable of outperforming the state as owners of Czech companies. Our assessment of publication selection bias, however, indicates that the collected estimates do not contain genuine evidence for many types of corporate ownership. Further development and improvement in this study area are necessary to capture the true effect. Finally, we also point at the importance to draw (meta-analysis) inferences based on studies that employ adequate methodology.

Keywords: voucher privatization; ownership structure; firm performance and restructuring; meta-analysis; publication selection bias; Czech Republic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 G32 H32 O16 P31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2017-06
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