This paper reviews trends, outcomes and issues in regulatory reform in OECD countries. First, it summarises the evidence on the evolution of regulatory environments and the economy-wide and sectoral effects of reforms (including privatisation) in both competitive and non-competitive industries...

This paper examines some of the strengths, weaknesses, and economic implications associated with various corporate governance systems in OECD countries. Each country has through time developed a wide variety of mechanisms to overcome the agency problems arising from the separation of ownership...

This document (of 214 pages) comprises the proceedings of an OECD roundtable on competition policy towards the regulation of professional services (also known as occupational regulation). The regulation of the quality of professional services has, for a long time, created headaches for...