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Cable Regulation in the Internet Era
Crawford, Gregory S - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
television regulation in light of these developments. It surveys the dismal empirical record on the effects of price regulation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084592
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276814
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Product Market Regulation in the Non-Manufacturing Sectors of OECD Countries: Measurement and Highlights
Conway, Paul; Nicoletti, Giuseppe - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006
Product market regulation in the non-manufacturing sectors of OECD countries: measurement and highlights This paper … describes a new set of indicators that measure differences in the regulation of non-manufacturing sectors of OECD countries over … indicators and the patterns of product market regulation and regulatory reform that emerge from the analysis. The robustness of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045791
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The Implementation and the Effects of Regulatory Reform: Past Experience and Current Issues
Gönenç, Rauf; Maher, Maria; Nicoletti, Giuseppe - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000
discusses the main policy issues raised by the need to adapt the regulation of the noncompetitive segments of these industries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045737
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Regulation in Services: OECD Patterns and Economic Implications
Nicoletti, Giuseppe - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2001
The paper looks at patterns of regulation in service industries and explores their implications for service performance …. Focusing on restrictions to market mechanisms, a map of the state of service regulation in OECD countries is provided, based on … regulation can encourage competition, efficiency and investment in those segments of the service industries where non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045743
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Boosting Productivity in Australia
Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki; Barbiero, Omar - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Australia’s productivity growth has decelerated markedly around the turn of the century. Part of the decline is probably temporary, but raising multifactor productivity is key to ensure that living standards continue to grow strongly, especially if the currently strong terms of trade weaken...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276866
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The Structure of Corporate ownership in Privatized Utilities
Trillas, Francesco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
this separation interact with the regulation of the product market. The main issue to be addressed here is how the degree …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123598
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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, and water and sanitation). Private investment can be encouraged by tackling regulatory uncertainty in many areas. To this end, recent initiatives include a new regulatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046170
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Economic Reform in Europe: Integrating and Liberalizing the Market for Services
Newbery, David M G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
and gas. The Paper argues that there is unfinished business in the areas of regulation, restructuring, encouraging proper … risk management through contracting, and designing markets and regulation to ensure effective and sustainable competition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661538
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Entrepreneurial Innovations, Entrepreneurship Policy and Globalization
Douhan, Robin; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
What explains the world-wide trend of pro-entrepreneurial policies? We study entrepreneurial policy in a lobbying model taking into account the conflict of interest between entrepreneurs and incumbents. It is shown that international market integration leads to more pro-entrepreneurial policies....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530366