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Labour Market Institutions, Product Market Regulation, and Innovation: Cross-Country Evidence

Bassanini, Andrea; Ernst, Ekkehard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2002

labour markets, the lower the adjustment costs imposed by labour market regulation. Moreover, in industries with a …

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Taxation, Business Environment and FDI Location in OECD Countries

Hajkova, Dana; Nicoletti, Giuseppe; Vartia, Laura; Yoo, … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006

This paper assesses the importance of taxation on foreign direct investment contributing to the literature in two ways. First, it relates bilateral FDI among OECD countries over the 1990s to a new set of estimates of corporate tax wedges that include many relevant aspects of FDI taxation....

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Strengthening Regulation in Chile: The Case of Network Industries

Galetovic, Alexander; Mello, Luiz de - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

recurrent cuts in shipments of natural gas from Argentina since 2004 have put additional strain on regulation in the electricity … improvements in the regulation of telecoms would do much to further improve the business climate. The governance of public …

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The Impact of Structural Policies on Trade-Related Adjustment and the Shift to Services

Kongsrud, Per Mathis; Wanner, Isabelle - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

What policy reforms are most urgently needed to remove obstacles to output and employment growth in service sectors and to enhance economies’ ability to adjust to structural change as a result of changing trade patterns? This paper reviews the impact of the structural policy framework...

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The Implementation and the Effects of Regulatory Reform: Past Experience and Current Issues

Gönenç, Rauf; Maher, Maria; Nicoletti, Giuseppe - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

discusses the main policy issues raised by the need to adapt the regulation of the noncompetitive segments of these industries …

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Regulation in Services: OECD Patterns and Economic Implications

Nicoletti, Giuseppe - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2001

The paper looks at patterns of regulation in service industries and explores their implications for service performance …. Focusing on restrictions to market mechanisms, a map of the state of service regulation in OECD countries is provided, based on … regulation can encourage competition, efficiency and investment in those segments of the service industries where non …

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Policies and International Integration: Influences on Trade and Foreign Direct Investment

Nicoletti, Giuseppe; Golub, Steve; Hajkova, Dana; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2003

This paper assesses the importance of border and non-border policies for global economic integration. The focus is on four widely-advocated policies: removing explicit restrictions to trade and FDI; promoting domestic competition; improving the adaptability of labour markets; and ensuring...

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Monetary Policy, Market Excesses and Financial Turmoil

Ahrend, Rudiger; Cournède, Boris; Price, Robert W.R. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008

-prudential” regulation could be useful.<P>Politique monétaire, excès des marchés et troubles financiers<BR>Dans quelle mesure la politique …

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Product Market Regulation in the Non-Manufacturing Sectors of OECD Countries: Measurement and Highlights

Conway, Paul; Nicoletti, Giuseppe - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006

Product market regulation in the non-manufacturing sectors of OECD countries: measurement and highlights This paper … describes a new set of indicators that measure differences in the regulation of non-manufacturing sectors of OECD countries over … indicators and the patterns of product market regulation and regulatory reform that emerge from the analysis. The robustness of …

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After the Telecommunications Bubble

Lenain, Patrick; Paltridge, Sam - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2003

An unprecedented “boom and bust” investment cycle occurred in the high-tech industries at the turn of the century, in particular in the telecommunications sector. Regulatory reforms and technological innovation fuelled expectations of robust growth in traffic, revenue and earnings....

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