Empirical work shows that competition is important for promoting economic growth. However, in Japan the promotion of … competition has long been compromised by ministerial guidance and exemptions from the competition law. Thus, the level and growth … Japanese economy had difficulty in coming out of the quasi-stagnation of the past decade. Recognising that gains from more pro-competition …

Empirical work shows that competition is important for promoting economic growth. However, in Japan the promotion of … competition has long been compromised by ministerial guidance and exemptions from the competition law. Thus, the level and growth … Japanese economy had difficulty in coming out of the quasi-stagnation of the past decade. Recognising that gains from more pro-competition …

improving in key sectors, partly thanks to greater private investment, bottlenecks endure and efforts to intensify competition …

, to analyse the links among liberalisation, private ownership, competition, efficiency and airfares at national and route … incumbents; iii) only in a few cases new entrant airlines play a significant role; iv) in a large number of airports, a single …

the past three decades. The indicators focus on regulations that affect competitive pressures in areas where competition … of competition and economic performance.<P>Régulation des services dans les pays de l'OCDE : évaluation et traits …

procedures, internationalisation needs to be fostered, and competition strengthened. In addition, the negative impact of the …

selected stability and competition outcomes in these sectors. Based on survey information on financial market regulation …-oriented regulatory policies and competition in banking and insurance.<P>Régulation prudentielle et concurrence sur les marchés financiers …

This paper examines the strength of product market competition and economic performance in Canada and discusses way in … which the institutional framework governing competition policy could be improved. Competitive forces are comparatively … strong and administrative and economic regulations inhibiting competition are amongst the lowest in the OECD countries …

This paper assesses what role product market competition and regulatory reforms may have played in the performance of … regulations inhibiting competition and barriers to trade amongst the lowest in the OECD. Nevertheless, there is scope for … improvement and the recent overhaul of competition legislation should help to further promote competition. Much progress has been …

This paper assesses what role product market competition and reforms may have played in the performance of the Dutch …. Competition in product markets has been strengthened through the creation of a competition authority (NMa) and the Competition … competition, by reducing barriers to business start-ups and the expansion of small businesses, as well as lowering business costs …