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Product market regulation and macroeconomic performance: a review of cross country evidence
Schiantarelli, Fabio - 2005
country data to study the effect of product market regulation and reform on a country's macroeconomic performance. After a … of product market regulation on mark-ups, firm dynamics, investment, employment, innovation productivity, and output …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267501
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Conceptualising informality: regulation and enforcement
Kanbur, Ravi - 2009
specified regulation(s). Relative to the regulation(s), four conceptual categories that can help frame the analysis are: (A …) regulation applicable and compliant, (B) regulation applicable and non-compliant, (C) regulation non-applicable after adjustment … of activity, and (D) regulation non-applicable to the activity. Rather than use the generic labels 'informal' and 'formal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269039
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Regulation and UK retailing productivity: evidence from micro data
Haskel, Jonathan; Sadun, Raffaella - 2009
We use UK micro data to explore whether planning regulation reduced UK retailing productivity growth between 1997 and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269333
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Policies to promote growth and economic efficiency in Mexico
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274259
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Corruption and the shadow economy: an empirical analysis
Dreher, Axel; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2006
This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption and shadow economy are substitutes in high income countries while they are complements in low income countries. The hypotheses are tested for a cross-section of 120 countries and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276652
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MIMIC models, cointegration and error correction: an application to the French shadow economy
Bühn, Andreas; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2008
The analysis of economic loss attributed to the shadow economy has attracted much attention in recent years by both academics and policy makers. Often, multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) models are applied to time series data estimating the size and development of the shadow economy for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276685
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Add-on pricing, naive consumers, and the hidden welfare costs of education
Kosfeld, Michael; Schüwer, Ulrich - 2011
Previous research shows that firms shroud high add-on prices in competitive markets with naive consumers leading to inefficiency. We analyze the effects of regulatory intervention via educating naive consumers on equilibrium prices and welfare. Our model allows firms to shroud, unshroud, or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282162
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How does entry regulation influence entry into self-employment and occupational mobility?
Prantl, Susanne; Spitz-Oener, Alexandra - 2009
Germany after reunification. Consistent with our expectations, we find that entry regulation reduces entry into self …We analyze how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and … differences between regulated occupations and unregulated occupations in East Germany to the corresponding differences in West …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269184
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Macroeconomic Policy Lessons of Labor Market Frictions
Yashiv, Eran - 2002
The paper explores the consequences of macroeconomic policy for labor market outcomes in the presence of frictions. It shows how policy may be useful in overriding frictions, as well as how it might generate adverse outcomes. The analysis looks at the main tools of macroeconomic policy and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262801
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The Value of Sick Pay
Adams-Prassl, Abigail; Boneva, Teodora; Golin, Marta; … - 2021
Not all countries provide universal access to publicly funded paid sick pay. Amongst countries that do, compensation rates can be low and coverage incomplete. This leaves a significant role for employer-provided paid sick pay in many countries. In this paper, we study who has access to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012882384