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Policy Implementation in Italy: Legislation, Public Administration and the Rule of Law
O'Brien, Paul - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
OECD indicators of structural policy show that policy changes in Italy since 1998 should have improved the environment for entrepreneurship significantly, but in the same period its economic performance has deteriorated noticeably. This may be partly because there is a difference between policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276806
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Improving the Business Climate in Russia
Radziwill, Artur; Vaziakova, Yana - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
Economic growth is below what would be needed to resume rapid convergence to average OECD living standards. On-going efforts to improve the business climate are laudable, but need to be widened and strengthened. Much progress has been achieved in reducing red tape, but it is only recently that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276869
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Boosting Growth and Reducing Informality in Mexico
Dougherty, Sean - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
Mexico has embarked on a bold package of structural reforms that will help it to break away from three decades of slow growth and low productivity. Major structural measures have been legislated to improve competition, education, energy, the financial sector, labour, infrastructure and the tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011274591
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Legal Reform, Contract Enforcement and Firm Size in Mexico
Dougherty, Sean - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Legal systems provide the basic institutions for firms and markets to operate. Their quality can have important … ratings to examine the impact of state-level legal institutions on firm and industrylevel outcomes. A robust effect of … of institutions. Indicative evidence is found that the effect is strongest in more capital-intensive industries. Market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277011
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The 2013 update of the OECD's database on product market regulation: Policy insights for OECD and non-OECD countries
Koske, Isabell; Wanner, Isabelle; Bitetti, Rosamaria; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
abolishing price controls or improving their design, streamlining administrative procedures for start-ups, simplifying rules and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011220508
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Import Competition, Domestic Regulation and Firm-Level Productivity Growth in the OECD
Yahmed, Sarra Ben; Dougherty, Sean - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
This paper examines how import penetration affects firms' productivity growth taking into account the heterogeneity in firms' distance to the efficiency frontier and country differences in product market regulation. Using firm-level data for a large number of OECD countries, the analysis reveals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276805
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Challenges and Opportunities of India's Manufacturing Sector
Joumard, Isabelle; Sila, Urban; Morgavi, Hermes - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
The manufacturing sector has contributed little to income growth and its share in total merchandise exports has been declining. Manufacturing has not brought much new employment, and most of the recent rise in manufacturing employment has been in the informal sector, where workers are not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276811
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Enhancing Competition and the Business Environment in Hungary
Pina, Alvaro - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
promoting trust and transparency in public institutions. Apart from vigorous competition enforcement across the economy, it is … fiscalité. Une transparence accrue et une plus grande confiance dans les institutions publiques seraient en outre propices à l …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276821
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The Internet Economy - Regulatory Challenges and Practices
Koske, Isabell; Bitetti, Rosamaria; Wanner, Isabelle; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
The Internet has become an integral part of the everyday life of households, firms and governments. Its proper functioning over the long run is therefore crucial for economic growth and people’s wellbeing more generally. The success of the Internet depends on its openness and the confidence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276839
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Has Deregulation Increased Investment in Infrastructure?: Firm-Level Evidence from OECD Countries
Araújo, Sónia - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
This paper investigates the role played by deregulation on firms’ investment decisions in infrastructure sectors. The analysis covers the period 1980-2006, which was characterised by increased liberalisation and privatisation across OECD countries. We assess the relationship of different...
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