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Product Market Competition in the OECD Countries : Taking Stock and Moving Forward

Høj, Jens; Jimenez, Miguel; Maher, Maria; Nicoletti, … - 2007

Based on 18 country reviews performed over the 2003-2005 period, this paper examines, the cross-country differences in policy approaches to product market competition and their consequences for product market rents. Against this background, the paper summarises OECD recommendations to further...

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Competition Law and Policy Indicators for the OECD countries

Høj, Jens - 2007

The aim of this paper is to construct indicators that measure the strength of policies aimed at preserving and promoting market competition by empowering antitrust and sectoral authorities. The indicators, which cover both general and sector-specific competition policies, extend previous OECD...

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The Political Economy of Structural Reform : Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries

Høj, Jens; Galasso, Vincenzo; Nicoletti, Giuseppe; … - 2006

In an empirical investigation, the paper identifies the main political economy drivers of structural policy changes in OECD countries' labour and product markets over the 1985-2003 and 1973-2003 periods respectively. Some of the drivers are beyond the control of governments (i.e., that are...

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How to Reform the Belgian Tax System to Enhance Economic Growth

Høj, Jens - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009

source in Belgium. The Belgian differential taxation of saving vehicles distorts investment decisions, hampering the … effects on workers’ labour market decisions. Recognising the latter, the authorities have aimed at reducing taxation on labour … source de recettes fiscales. La taxation différenciée des instruments l’épargne fausse les décisions d …

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Bringing Belgian Public Finances to a Sustainable Path

Koźluk, Tomasz; Jousten, Alain; Høj, Jens - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

Economic growth is projected to be strengthening from mid-2011 onwards, but will be insufficient to restore the sustainability of public finances. The Belgian strategy to prefund ageing costs by generating fiscal surpluses to bring down public debt was derailed by the global crisis. Restoring...

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Product Market Competition in the OECD Countries: Taking Stock and Moving Forward

Høj, Jens; Jimenez, Miguel; Maher, Maria; Nicoletti, … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2007

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The impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the automotive sector in Central and Eastern European Countries

Klein, Caroline - 2021

This paper aims at investigating the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the automotive sector in Central and Eastern Europe. It details the effects of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures on the activity in the sector. It also discusses the prospects for car sales in the short to medium...

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COVID-19 and productivity-enhancing digitalisation: Firm-level evidence from Slovenia

Borowiecki, Martin - 2023

This paper provides evidence on the impact of digitalisation on productivity in Slovenia during the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic affected overall labour productivity negatively. Nonetheless, results show that firms that were more ICT-intensive before the pandemic experienced a smaller decline...

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