The Socioeconomic Consequences of Privatization: An Empirical Analysis for Europe

摘要: This study analyzes the impact of privatization on economic growth, productivity, income inequality and unemployment in 22 European countries between 2004 2013. The empirical findings suggest that has a positive contemporaneous but effects labor distribution, appear two years after reforms. More concretely, reforms may be implemented with increases productivity decreases unemployment, to detriment equality.