Privatization and deregulation, a panacea to Nigeria’s economic challenges?

Airline Deregulation and Privatization in the Uk

Using Experiments to Inform the Privatization/deregulation Movement in Electricity

At the University of Arizona, electronic trading (now commonly known as e-commerce) in the experimental laboratory began in 1976 when Arlington Williams conducted the initial experiments testing the first electronic “double-auction” trading system, which he had programmed on the Plato operating system. The term “double auction” refers to the oral bid-ask sequential trading system used since the...

Privatization Methods and Economic Growth*

In low-income countries privatization, if implemented appropriately, may play an important role in generating growth. Using data recently available from Central and Eastern Europe, we therefore investigate the impact of alternative methods of privatization on economic growth. Our analysis suggests that the use of conventional privatization methods to match owners with firms can be inefficient i...

Deregulation and Privatization of Britain's Local Bus Industry

In 1986 the British government deregulated the majority of the local bus industry, cut the amount of a subsidy, and privatized many public bus companies. Unit costs have declined significantly, cross-subsidies have been reduced, and there has been innovation in operating practices. However, mergers have increased concentration, and demand has declined due to the turmoil of service changes and t...

Trade Liberalization, Privatization and Economic Growth