Private Sector Development in State-Dominated Economies

October 1, 1992

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Aasim M. Husain Private Sector Development in State-Dominated Economies, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1992) accessed November 21, 2024

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Summary

The development of a competitive private sector is widely viewed as a central element in the economic transformation of central and eastern Europe. Despite significant reforms in these economies, however, state enterprises continue to produce a substantial share of output. This paper considers how the profitability of private firms is affected by the size of the state-owned sector. Closures that result in a decrease in the number of state-owned firms reduce total industrial output in the short run, but encourage the entry of private firms into the industry in the longer run and lead to an increase in total output. Policies that result in a depreciation of the real exchange rate or an improvement in the efficiency of credit markets will tend to increase output in the short run, but their effect may be attenuated in the long run.

Subject: Currencies, Depreciation, Exchange rate adjustments, Public sector, Real exchange rates

Keywords: State-owned enterprise, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

32
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Working Paper No. 1992/079
Stock No:

WPIEA0791992
ISBN:

9781451850154
ISSN:

1018-5941

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