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Effects of Economic Policies on Microeconomic Stability

Cournède, Boris; Garda, Paula; Ziemann, Volker - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015

Economic policies shape how much people earn as well as how stable their income and jobs are. The level and stability …-level economic stability. Movement from less to more productive processes and firms is at the heart of economic growth, which … suggests a trade-off between growth and micro-level stability. Certain policy changes boost growth but increase micro …

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Prudential Regulation and Competition in Financial Markets

Ahrend, Rudiger; Arnold, Jens; Murtin, Fabrice - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009

This paper examines how a range of stability-oriented regulatory policies for banking and insurance are related to … selected stability and competition outcomes in these sectors. Based on survey information on financial market regulation … financial crisis, the indicators correlate well with different measures of financial stability, both during the recent crisis …

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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Iceland

Laubach, Thomas - 2005

framework, and suggests directions for further improvement. Given the size of the economy, efficiency considerations dictate …

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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Canada

Maher, Maria - 2005

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...

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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Japan

Høj, Jens - 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...

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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in the United States

Suppanz, Hannes - 2004

a means to allocate resources and improve economic efficiency. A number of indicators suggest that such forces have been …

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Sectoral Regulatory Reforms in Italy : Framework and Implications

Goglio, Alessandro - 2001

This paper discusses product market regulatory reforms in Italy over the past decade. Special attention is given to the underlying macroeconomic context for sectoral reforms and the role played by such reforms in consolidating the gains of macroeconomic convergence for entry into the European...

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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Korea

Baek, Yongchun - 2004

Maintaining rapid economic growth depends increasingly on productivity gains, particularly in the service sector. Competition has an important role to play in achieving such gains. However, Korea’s development strategy has tended to weaken competition and has left a legacy of government...

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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Hungary

Gjersem, Carl - 2004

The establishment of competitive markets has been one of the cornerstones Hungarian economic policy over the past decade, alongside a successful strategy of attracting foreign investment. Broad statistical measures show no signs of endemically weak domestic competition, though the country’s...

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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Norway

Høj, Jens - 2004

Norwegian growth has been strong over the past decade. This development has been supported by the off-shore sector, but depleting oil reserves implies that growth will have to rely increasingly on the mainland economy. Empirical work shows that competition is important for promoting economic...

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