Abstract

Using a sample of 25 European countries between 1995 and 2013, this study shows a bidirectional relationship between privatisations and public debt. Firstly, our findings suggest that governments with higher levels of debt tend to privatise state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to a greater extent than less-indebted governments. Subsequently, the results show that privatisations effectively reduce indebtedness. This means that causality between privatisation and public debt should be considered in future studies. In addition, we have found that such a strategy is used more by right-wing governments, which implies the existence of partisan effects. However, our findings do not support any effect caused by electoral cycles. Utilizando una muestra de 25 países europeos entre 1995 y 2013, este estudio expone una relación bidireccional entre privatizaciones y deuda pública. En primer lugar, nuestros resultados sugieren que los gobiernos con mayores niveles de deuda tienden a privatizar empresas públicas en mayor medida que los gobiernos menos endeudados. Posteriormente, los resultados revelan que las privatizaciones reducen efectivamente el endeudamiento. Esto significa que la causalidad entre privatización y deuda pública debería tenerse en cuenta en futuros estudios. Además, se ha constatado que dicha estrategia es más utilizada por los gobiernos de derechas, lo que implica la existencia de efectos partidistas. Sin embargo, nuestros resultados no apoyan ningún efecto causado por los ciclos electorales.

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