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Arias, Javier; Azuara, Oliver; Bernal, Pedro; Heckman, … - 2010

regulation. We focus on two issues that should receive more attention in discussions of Mexican policy. (1) The family is under … heavy burden of monopoly and regulation. We find little evidence that the introduction of social protection programs for …

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Does anti-competitive regulation matter for productivity? Evidence from European firms

Arnold, Jens Matthias; Nicoletti, Giuseppe; Scarpetta, … - 2011

. These allow accounting for both the direct effects of sectoral regulation on within-sector performance and the indirect … effects of sectoral regulation on firms in other sectors through intersectoral input-output linkages. Our econometric … the global technological frontier and a catch up term. We assume that regulation can affect productivity growth both …

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The economic future of Europe

Blanchard, Olivier - 2004

"After three years of near stagnation, the mood in Europe is definitely gloomy. Many doubt that the European model has a future. In this paper, I argue that things are not so bad, and there is room for optimism. Over the last thirty years, productivity growth has been much higher in Europe than...