Abstract
We study the adoption of deregulation, privatization and competition policies in infrastructure industries. An event-history analysis of policy reform in telecommunications and electricity in 205 countries between 1977 and 1999 shows that dependence on funding from multilateral organizations, imitation of trade-related peers, and performance shortfalls increase the rate of adoption.
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