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Competition, Innovation and Productivity Growth: A Review of Theory and Evidence

Ahn, Sanghoon - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2002

This paper reviews recent studies on the links between competition, innovation and productivity growth in the long run …. From a long-run perspective, one can see that gains from competition-enhancing regulatory reform are likely to exceed … taking a dynamic perspective on competition and efficiency, one can also understand better the new modes of competition …

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E-Commerce: Impacts and Policy Challenges

Coppel, Jonathan - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

E-commerce -- an application of the Internet -- has expanded exponentially over the past 5 years and is widely expected to continue to develop rapidly in the medium-term. Much, however, remains to be done to fully exploit the opportunities offered by e-commerce. And as e-commerce develops, it...

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Product and Labour Markets Interactions in OECD Countries

Nicoletti, Giuseppe; Bassanini, Andrea; Ernst, Ekkehard; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2001

markets. Focusing on subsets of OECD countries, we look at the implications of product market competition for industry wages …

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Productivity and Convergence in a Panel of OECD Industries: Do Regulations and Institutions Matter?

Scarpetta, Stefano; Tressel, Thierry - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2002

We analyse the impact of innovation activity and product and labour market institutions on multi-factor productivity in a panel of 23 industries in 18 OECD countries using a novel harmonised database. First, we provide evidence of convergence in productivity levels within most industries across...

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Public Spending on Health and Long-term Care: A new set of projections

Maisonneuve, Christine de la; Martins, Joaquim Oliveira - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

This paper proposes a new set of public health and long-term care expenditure projections till 2060, following up on the previous set of projections published in 2006. It disentangles health from longterm care expenditure as well as the demographic from the non-demographic drivers, and refines...

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A Projection Method for Public Health and Long-Term Care Expenditures

Maisonneuve, Christine de la; Martins, Joaquim Oliveira - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

This paper proposes a new set of public health and long-term care expenditure projections until 2060, seven years after a first set of projections was published by the OECD. It disentangles health from longterm care expenditure, as well as the demographic from the non-demographic drivers, and...

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The Impact of Ageing on Demand, Factor Markets and Growth

Martins, Joaquim Oliveira; Gonand, Frédéric; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

This paper examines the channels through which ageing will shape the main economic factors that in turn affect potential growth; identifies current policy settings that may in fact amplify the adverse impact of demographic trends; and sets out policy reforms that will work to temper the effects...

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Projecting OECD Health and Long-Term Care Expenditures: What Are the Main Drivers?

Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et …; … - 2006

This paper proposes a comprehensive framework for projecting public heath and long-term care expenditures. Notably, it considers the impact of demographic and non-demographic effects for both health and long-term care. Compared with other studies, the paper extends the demographic drivers by...

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Assessing the Robustness of Demographic Projections in OECD Countries

Gonand, Frédéric - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

. However, uncertainty about future longevity gains and fertility rates account for a large range of results for dependency … ratio of increases in longevity in line with past trends (i.e., around two years every decade).<P>Sensibilité des …

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Sustaining Korea's Convergence to the Highest-Income Countries

Jones, Randall S.; Urasawa, Satoshi - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

gains, including in services. Strengthened competition is also a key to narrow the large productivity gap between services …

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