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

Globalisation through foreign direct investment (FDI), international trade and international movements of labour is a key force driving economic growth. Although Korea has become more integrated in the world economy over the past decade, it still ranks low in terms of import penetration, the...

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Regulation, Market Structure and Performance in Air Passenger Transportation

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

are still provided by a few carriers, generally dominated by an incumbent flag-carrier or by an airline alliance between … incumbents; iii) only in a few cases new entrant airlines play a significant role; iv) in a large number of airports, a single … airline controls more than half of the available slots; v) as a result, few international routes are truly open to ...<BR …

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Measures of International Transport Cost for OECD Countries

Golub, Stephen S.; Tomasik, Brian - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008

This paper presents new estimates of country-specific international transport costs for 21 OECD countries over the period 1973-2005. The methodology is based on direct measures of air, maritime, and road transport costs rather than on cif/fob ratios or other balance of payments data employed in...

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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 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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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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Banks' Restructuring and Smooth Deleveraging of the Private Sector in Slovenia

Havrylchyk, Olena - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

challenge is to improve inefficient insolvency procedures that are too long and result in low recovery rates. Development of …

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Moving Towards a More Dynamic Business Sector in Spain

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

be relieved. This would be facilitated by more efficient insolvency procedures and further development of non …

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From Bricks to Brains: Increasing the Contribution of Knowledge-based Capital to Growth in Ireland

Haugh, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013

effective, the innovation strategy should be simplified, with a drastic reduction in the number of government agencies involved … improving the business environment, including access to non-bank finance, streamlining the insolvency regime and transfer of …

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Surveillance by International Institutions: Lessons from the Global Financial and Economic Crisis

Shigehara, Kumiharu; Atkinson, Paul - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

This paper reviews key policy messages and warnings about developments in the run-up to the global financial and economic crisis that began in mid-2007 which are contained in the main publications of the IMF, the OECD and the BIS and discuss issues relevant to strengthening their surveillance...

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