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Boosting Productivity in Australia
Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki; Barbiero, Omar - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Australia’s productivity growth has decelerated markedly around the turn of the century. Part of the decline is probably temporary, but raising multifactor productivity is key to ensure that living standards continue to grow strongly, especially if the currently strong terms of trade weaken...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276866
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Enhancing Brazil's Regulatory Framework for Network Industries: The Case of Electricity, Oil and Gas, and Water and Sanitation
Almeida, Edmar Fagundes de; Mulder, Nanno - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005
This paper assesses Brazil’s regulatory framework and agencies for several network industries (electricity, oil and gas … end, recent initiatives include a new regulatory model for the electricity sector, and new draft legislation on the role … industries, particularly in electricity, is well thought out but the risk of regulatory failure should not be underestimated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046170
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Enhancing Brazil's Regulatory Framework for Network Industries : The Case of Electricity, Oil and Gas, and Water and Sanitation
de Almeida, Edmar - 2005
This paper assesses Brazil’s regulatory framework and agencies for several network industries (electricity, oil and gas … end, recent initiatives include a new regulatory model for the electricity sector, and new draft legislation on the role … industries, particularly in electricity, is well thought out but the risk of regulatory failure should not be underestimated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444125
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Regulation, Industry Structure and Performance in the Electricity Supply Industry
Steiner, Faye - 2000
the electricity supply industry. Regulatory indicators for a panel of 19 OECD countries over a 10 year time period were … the introduction of electricity markets impact the performance measures in a statistically significant way ... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012446021
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Regulation, Industry Structure and Performance in the Electricity Supply Industry
Steiner, Faye - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000
the electricity supply industry. Regulatory indicators for a panel of 19 OECD countries over a 10 year time period were … the introduction of electricity markets impact the performance measures in a statistically significant way ...<BR …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045823
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Portugal: Rebalancing the Economy and Returning to Growth Through Job Creation and Better Capital Allocation
Pina, Álvaro; Abreu, Ildeberta - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
, giving rise to an oversized road infrastructure, electricity generation capacity and housing stock. Weaknesses in labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276804
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Addressing Challenges in the Energy Sector in Israel
Hemmings, Philip - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
, which relies primarily on energy-efficiency measures and an increase in the share of renewable-electricity product. This … for a cleaner energy mix. Furthermore, additional production will soon come on stream, and there is a reasonable chance of … of the lead consortium developing the offshore fields. Competition concerns in the electricity sector have been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009386333
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Japan
Høj, Jens; Wise, Michael - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004
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 of productivity have been low in many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045937
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Structural Reforms to Reduce Unemployment and Restore Competitiveness in Ireland
Pina, Álvaro - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
After a recession of historic proportions, an export-led recovery is gaining traction in Ireland. The pace of recovery, however, varies sharply across sectors. While export-oriented manufacturing and services, led by large multinationals, have reached record-high levels of output,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364450
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Korea
Baek, Yongchun; Jones, Randall S.; Wise, Michael - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004
industries, notably electricity and gas, have lagged behind schedule. Price distortions and the absence of independent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045925