multifactor productivity (MFP), which plays a crucial role in GDP growth and accounts for a significant share of its cross … productivity. Both privatisation and entry liberalisation are estimated to have a positive impact on productivity. In manufacturing …

This paper assesses the implications of past and ongoing reforms in OECD product markets for the labour productivity …) and multi-factor productivity. We focus on the effects of policies aimed at strengthening private governance (e.g. through … privatization) and opening up access to markets where competition is economically viable. The results suggest that pro …

This paper reviews recent studies on the links between competition, innovation and productivity growth in the long run …

telecommunications industry to investigate the effects of entry liberalisation and privatisation on productivity, prices and quality of …) both bring about productivity and quality improvements and reduce the prices of all the telecommunications services …

of productivity have been low in many domestically oriented sectors and consumer welfare has suffered under high prices …