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Moving Towards a More Dynamic Business Sector in Spain

Pandiella, Alberto González - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Policy efforts to revitalise entrepreneurship and investment in Spain are key to generating growth and new jobs. The government has a substantial reform program to make it easier to do business in Spain, which should in some cases be deepened. Boosting economic growth requires a new generation...

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Structural Reforms to Reduce Unemployment and Restore Competitiveness in Ireland

Pina, Álvaro - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

After a recession of historic proportions, an export-led recovery is gaining traction in Ireland. The pace of recovery, however, varies sharply across sectors. While export-oriented manufacturing and services, led by large multinationals, have reached record-high levels of output,...

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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 … network industries (electricity, gas and telecoms), where further liberalisation, particularly in electricity retailing, and …

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Enhancing the Productivity of the Service Sector in Japan

Jones, Randall S.; Yoon, Taesik - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008

Labour productivity growth in the service sector, which accounts for 70% of Japan’s economic output and employment, has slowed markedly in recent years in contrast to manufacturing. The disappointing performance is associated with weak competition in the service sector resulting from strict...

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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Korea

Baek, Yongchun; Jones, Randall S.; Wise, Michael - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004

industries, notably electricity and gas, have lagged behind schedule. Price distortions and the absence of independent …

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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in New Zealand

Mourougane, Annabelle; Wise, Michael - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

The paper examines the current state of competition in a number of sectors that are important for the economy. Because of the country’s small size and isolation, the analysis focuses on barriers to entry, investment and external trade, rather than some standard indicators of competition...

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Restructuring Russia's Electricity Sector: Towards Effective Competition or Faux Liberalisation?

Tompson, William - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004

Russia in 2003 embarked on the restructuring of its electricity sector. The reform is intended to introduce competition … into electricity production and supply, leaving dispatch, transmission and distribution as regulated natural monopolies …

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Enhancing Brazil's Regulatory Framework for Network Industries: The Case of Electricity, Oil and Gas, and Water and Sanitation

Almeida, Edmar Fagundes de; Mulder, Nanno - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

This paper assesses Brazil’s regulatory framework and agencies for several network industries (electricity, oil and gas … end, recent initiatives include a new regulatory model for the electricity sector, and new draft legislation on the role … industries, particularly in electricity, is well thought out but the risk of regulatory failure should not be underestimated …

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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Australia

Ziegelschmidt, Helmut; Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

The OECD Growth Study and other empirical work have shown that the strength of competition in product markets plays an important role in the economic growth process as well as contributing to a more efficient allocation of resources in a static sense. More intense competition is likely to...

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