inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI). Reversing the deceleration in productivity growth in the service sector is …

This paper investigates the role played by deregulation on firms’ investment decisions in infrastructure sectors. The … entry, public ownership, vertical unbundling and the existence of an independent regulator with firm level investment … behaviour. We find that the impact of regulation on investment is both sector and firm specific. A reduction in the degree of …

Low investment rates are limiting Brazil’s future potential growth rate. This paper analyses a number of potential … reasons for these low investment rates and discusses policy options to achieve faster capital accumulation. A shortage of … domestic saving appears to be a major constraint to higher investment rates in Brazil. Due to high levels of current …

This paper explores the impact of structural policies on saving, investment, and current accounts in OECD and non … well as for a panel/cross-section of 117 OECD and non-OECD countries that relate saving, investment and current accounts to … saving, investment and current accounts through their impact on macroeconomic conditions such as productivity growth or …

investment. Stepping up structural reforms will also be necessary if double-digit growth rates are to be achievable over the … improving in key sectors, partly thanks to greater private investment, bottlenecks endure and efforts to intensify competition … and ensure continued strong investment are required. Labour market reforms are also required to promote job creation …

The downturn in fixed investment among advanced economies from the onset of the global crisis was unusually severe …, widespread and long-lasting relative to comparable episodes in the past. As a result, investment gaps are large in many countries … points of GDP or more in several countries. A significant proportion of this investment shortfall is attributable to soft …