firms' distance to the efficiency frontier and country differences in product market regulation. Using firm-level data for a … product market regulation measures depending on firms' positions along the global distribution of productivity levels. The … heterogeneous effects of international competition and domestic product market regulation on firm-level productivity growth are …

This paper describes trends in product market regulation in OECD countries over the period 1998 to 2003. The analysis … is based on summary indicators of product market regulation that measure the degree to which policies promote or inhibit …. Regulation has also become more homogenous across the OECD as countries with relatively restrictive policies have, in some areas …

This paper uses the OECD's indicators of product market regulation to assess the extent to which the regulatory … environment affects economic performance across Indian states. The degree to which product market regulation is supportive of … regulation have a significant impact on both labour and total factor productivity. States in which the regulatory environment …

developing countries. This paper uses the OECD's indicators of product market regulation (PMR) to assess the extent to which … stance of product market regulation is still relatively restrictive. The regulatory environment is also found to vary … product market regulation in India and suggest a number of policy initiatives that would improve the degree to which …

This paper describes patterns and developments of regulation that potentially affect product market competition in OECD … countries over the past decade. It uses the 2008 update and revision of the OECD indicators of product market regulation (PMR …) that integrate to a larger extent than in the past information on sector-specific regulation and adapt a simpler and more …

finds that despite the regulatory difficulties, the Internet is far from being a “regulation-free” space as there are … regulation. Most of them aim at protecting personal data and consumers more generally. In many cases generally applicable laws … normes de l'industrie, des accords de co-régulation entre l'industrie et le gouvernement, et dans certains cas, la …

behaviour. We find that the impact of regulation on investment is both sector and firm specific. A reduction in the degree of …