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The OECD Growth Study and other empirical work have shown that the strength of competition in product markets plays an important role in the economic growth process as well as contributing to a more efficient allocation of resources in a static sense. More intense competition is likely to...
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The OECD Growth Study and other empirical work have shown that the strength of competition in product markets plays an important role in the economic growth process as well as contributing to a more efficient allocation of resources in a static sense. More intense competition is likely to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445025
Product market regulation in the non-manufacturing sectors of OECD countries: measurement and highlights This paper … describes a new set of indicators that measure differences in the regulation of non-manufacturing sectors of OECD countries over … indicators and the patterns of product market regulation and regulatory reform that emerge from the analysis. The robustness of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445919
Product market regulation in the non-manufacturing sectors of OECD countries: measurement and highlights This paper … describes a new set of indicators that measure differences in the regulation of non-manufacturing sectors of OECD countries over … indicators and the patterns of product market regulation and regulatory reform that emerge from the analysis. The robustness of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045791
The economic crisis in the early 1990s prompted action on reforming the Swedish welfare state and its institutions, including deregulation of a wide range of product markets. In that way, Sweden took early action compared to other OECD countries currently struggling with how to make public...
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discusses the main policy issues raised by the need to adapt the regulation of the noncompetitive segments of these industries …
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The paper looks at patterns of regulation in service industries and explores their implications for service performance …. Focusing on restrictions to market mechanisms, a map of the state of service regulation in OECD countries is provided, based on … regulation can encourage competition, efficiency and investment in those segments of the service industries where non …
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discusses the main policy issues raised by the need to adapt the regulation of the noncompetitive segments of these industries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045737
The paper looks at patterns of regulation in service industries and explores their implications for service performance …. Focusing on restrictions to market mechanisms, a map of the state of service regulation in OECD countries is provided, based on … regulation can encourage competition, efficiency and investment in those segments of the service industries where non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045743
The paper uses an original international database on regulation, market structure and performance in the … telecommunications industry to investigate the effects of entry liberalisation and privatisation on productivity, prices and quality of … 1991-1997 period. The data on regulation and market structure is analysed by means of factor analysis techniques in order …
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