Structural Reform and Firm Profitability in Developing Countries

Telecommunications Reform in Developing Countries

Since World War II, developing nations have embarked on two massive changes in telecommunications policy. The first was the wave of nationalization of private companies that took place mostly in the 1950s and 1960s, and the second is the now ongoing process of re-privatization and, to a lesser degree, the introduction of competition. The purpose of this essay is to set forth the problems of con...

Domestic Reform Agenda in Developing Countries

Structural Contributors to Public Revenues in Developing Countries

Since 1960s and the following financial crisis in developing countries, a wide research has been conducted on financial capability of states in repayment of their debts. Though having been considered at various importance levels during the past decades, this subject seems to have today become a controversial issue in economic discourses. In principle, three indices are applied to determine the ...

Internet Adoption and Firm Exports in Developing Countries

This paper investigates the effect of Internet technology on how firms access export markets directly or via intermediaries. Empirical evidence suggests that technology diffusion is geographically localised, with knowledge spillovers from neighbouring adopters decaying quickly over short distances. To address the potential endogeneity of Internet adoption, I construct an instrument that capture...

Electricity reform in developing and transition countries: A reappraisal

Since about 1990, many developing and transition countries have undertaken market-oriented reforms in their electric power sectors. Despite the widespread adoption of a standard policy model, reform processes and outcomes have often failed to meet expectations. Drawing on an extensive literature review and case studies in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, this paper describes com...