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How to Move Product Market Regulation in New Zealand Back Towards the Frontier

Conway, Paul - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

From the mid-1980s, New Zealand was widely considered to be a leader in liberalising product market regulation (PMR). However, the reform of PMR has lost momentum over recent years. Many areas of PMR are still consistent with best practice, but New Zealand is no longer assessed to be at the...

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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in the United States

Suppanz, Hannes; Wise, Michael; Kiley, Michael - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004

Regulatory reform efforts in a broad range of industries have resulted in increased importance of competitive forces as a means to allocate resources and improve economic efficiency. A number of indicators suggest that such forces have been stronger in the United States than in most other OECD...

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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Iceland

Laubach, Thomas; Wise, Michael - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

This paper discusses the current state of product market competition in Iceland, including the legal and regulatory framework, and suggests directions for further improvement. Given the size of the economy, efficiency considerations dictate high concentration in many markets, and preventing...

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Regulation, Market Structure and Performance in Telecommunications

Boylaud, Olivier; Nicoletti, Giuseppe - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

The paper uses an original international database on regulation, market structure and performance in the telecommunications industry to investigate the effects of entry liberalisation and privatisation on productivity, prices and quality of service in long-distance (domestic and international)...

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Regulation, Productivity and Growth: OECD Evidence

Nicoletti, Giuseppe; Scarpetta, Stefano - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2003

In this paper, we relate the scope and depth of regulatory reforms to growth outcomes in OECD countries. By means of a new set of quantitative indicators of regulation, we show that the cross-country variation of regulatory settings has increased in recent years, despite extensive liberalisation...

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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 … Internet depends on its openness and the confidence of users. Designing policies that protect society while allowing for … Internet’s great economic potential to be fulfilled, is a difficult task. This paper investigates this challenge and takes …

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Russia: Progress in Structural Reform and Framework Conditions

Vaziakova, Yana; Barnard, Geoff; Lysenko, Tatiana - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

In the 16 years since the OECD began conducting Economic Surveys of the Russian Federation, a great many policy recommendations relating to structural reform and framework conditions have been made. This paper, expanding on Annex 1.A1 in the 2011 OECD Economic Survey of the Russian Federation,...

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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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Regulatory Reforms to Unlock Long–Term Growth in Turkey

Gönenç, Rauf; Rawdanowicz, Łukasz - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

In the 2000s, Turkey has enjoyed rapid catching–up. This was possible despite the adverse business environment, as the semi–formal and informal economy had a significant contribution to the expansion of the private sector. Productivity growth was strong, but labour utilisation remained very...

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Reforming China's Monetary Policy Framework to Meet Domestic Objectives

Conway, Paul; Herd, Richard; Chalaux, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

As a result of reforms and financial sector development, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) now exerts significant control over money market interest rates. With money market conditions increasingly influencing effective commercial lending rates, the PBoC is also able to affect the cost of...

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