"Firms in socialist and transitional economies are often obliged to provide a social good in addition to a private good, which makes it difficult for a government to commit not to bail out the firm once it is in financial trouble. This creates a soft budget constraint syndrome which causes the firm to underinvest ex ante in order to extract state subsidy and thereby reduces dynamic efficiency. In this paper, we show that separating the provision of social goods from private goods can harden budget constraints, while introducing competition into the private market may not." (author's abstract)"Unternehmen in sozialistischen und Übergangsländern sind oft verpflichtet, neben privatwirtschaftlichen auch soziale Aufgaben zu übernehmen. Ob sozial...
The soft budget constraint and economic theory The budget constraint as a bookkeeping identity is a...
A study was conducted to analyze the prevalence of the soft budget constraint in socialist and trans...
This paper surveys a number of contributions that deal with the "soft budget constraint problem," th...
'Firms in socialist and transitional economies are often obliged to provide a social good in additio...
Firms in socialist and transitional economies are often obliged to provide a social good in addition...
We propose a new cause for the pervasive syndromes of soft budget constraint (SBC) in socialist and ...
It is shown that the inefficiencies created by the soft budget constraint enjoyed by enterprises in ...
It is shown that the inefficiencies created by the “soft” budget constraint, enjoyed by enterprises ...
This paper surveys the theoretical literature on the effect of soft budget constraints on economies ...
In this paper, we have distinguished three different conceptions of the budget constraint (BC). The ...
I consider the application of János Kornai’s soft budget constraint (SBC) concept to the state capit...
This paper explores the relevance of soft budget constraints (SBC) to development studies by examini...
The author’s ideas on the soft budget constraint (SBC) were first expressed in 1976. Much progress h...
This thesis contributes to the literature on ownership and soft budget constraint (SBC). The first c...
This paper will argue that the continued existence of state‐owned enterprises (SOE) soft budget cons...
The soft budget constraint and economic theory The budget constraint as a bookkeeping identity is a...
A study was conducted to analyze the prevalence of the soft budget constraint in socialist and trans...
This paper surveys a number of contributions that deal with the "soft budget constraint problem," th...
'Firms in socialist and transitional economies are often obliged to provide a social good in additio...
Firms in socialist and transitional economies are often obliged to provide a social good in addition...
We propose a new cause for the pervasive syndromes of soft budget constraint (SBC) in socialist and ...
It is shown that the inefficiencies created by the soft budget constraint enjoyed by enterprises in ...
It is shown that the inefficiencies created by the “soft” budget constraint, enjoyed by enterprises ...
This paper surveys the theoretical literature on the effect of soft budget constraints on economies ...
In this paper, we have distinguished three different conceptions of the budget constraint (BC). The ...
I consider the application of János Kornai’s soft budget constraint (SBC) concept to the state capit...
This paper explores the relevance of soft budget constraints (SBC) to development studies by examini...
The author’s ideas on the soft budget constraint (SBC) were first expressed in 1976. Much progress h...
This thesis contributes to the literature on ownership and soft budget constraint (SBC). The first c...
This paper will argue that the continued existence of state‐owned enterprises (SOE) soft budget cons...
The soft budget constraint and economic theory The budget constraint as a bookkeeping identity is a...
A study was conducted to analyze the prevalence of the soft budget constraint in socialist and trans...
This paper surveys a number of contributions that deal with the "soft budget constraint problem," th...