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Regulation, institutions and aggregate investment : new evidence from OECD countries

Égert, Balázs - 2017

and labour market regulation on the capital stock. Several alternative testing methods show that the negative influence of … product and labour market regulation is considerably stronger at higher levels. The paper uncovers important policy …

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Investment in OECD countries : a primer

Égert, Balázs - 2021

Aggregate business investment is a major driver of long-term economic growth. It has been weak in many advanced economies over the last decade, partly due to cyclical demand-side effects. Nevertheless, a number of structural factors and policies interact with and have an effect on business...

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Labor market regulation and the legal system

Hefeker, Carsten (contributor); Neugart, Michael (contributor) - 2007

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The quantification of structural reforms in OECD countries : a new framework

Égert, Balázs; Gál, Peter - 2017

observed changes in policies, the paper finds that product market regulation has the largest overall single policy impact five … market regulation. The paper also shows that policy impacts can differ at different horizons. The overall long-term effects …

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Investment in broadband infrastructure under local deregulation : evidence from the UK broadband market

Fabritz, Nadine; Falck, Oliver - 2013

This paper investigates telecommunication operator investment in broadband infrastructure after local deregulation of the wholesale broadband access market. Using a panel dataset covering all 5,598 exchange areas in the United Kingdom, we exploit regional differences in deregulation following a...

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Prices vs. quantities with endogenous cost structure

Storrøsten, Halvor Briseid - 2014

Authorities often lack information for efficient regulation of the commons. This paper derives a criterion comparing …

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Irreversible investments and regulatory risk

Panteghini, Paolo; Scarpa, Carlo - 2003

This paper addresses the issue of how regulatory constraints affect firm s investment choices when the firm has an option to delay investment. The RPI-x rule is compared to a profit sharing rule, which increases the x factor in case profits go beyond a given level. It is shown that a pure price...

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Investment size and firm's value under profit sharing regulation

Moretto, Michele; Panteghini, Paolo; Scarpa, Carlo - 2003

In this article we analyse the effects of different regulatory schemes (price cap and profit sharing) on a firm s investment of endogenous size. Using a real option approach in continuous time, we show that profit sharing does not affect a firm s start-up decision relative to a pure price cap...

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Regulation in Swiss cantons : data for one country

Lüchinger, Simon; Schelker, Mark - 2015

In this paper, we present and illustrate novel data on more than a century of regulation in Switzerland. We provide … reflected in the annual changes to such regulation from 1908-2013. We measure the stock of regulation by the number of … heterogeneity in the stock of regulation and the amount and development of regulatory activity. Regulatory activity generally …

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The new systems competition

Sinn, Hans-Werner - 2001

While the old systems competition took place with closed borders, globalisation has brought about a new type of systems competition that is driven by the mobility of factors of production. The new systems competition will likely imply the erosion of the European welfare state, induce a race to...

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