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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Iceland
Laubach, Thomas; Wise, Michael - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005
This paper discusses the current state of product market competition in Iceland, including the legal and regulatory framework, and suggests directions for further improvement. Given the size of the economy, efficiency considerations dictate high concentration in many markets, and preventing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045834
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in the United States
Suppanz, Hannes; Wise, Michael; Kiley, Michael - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004
stronger in the United States than in most other OECD countries for some time. This has contributed to sizeable productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045769
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Iceland
Laubach, Thomas - 2005
This paper discusses the current state of product market competition in Iceland, including the legal and regulatory framework, and suggests directions for further improvement. Given the size of the economy, efficiency considerations dictate high concentration in many markets, and preventing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012442998
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in the United States
Suppanz, Hannes - 2004
stronger in the United States than in most other OECD countries for some time. This has contributed to sizeable productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444089
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Do Corporate Taxes Reduce Productivity and Investment at the Firm Level? : Cross-Country Evidence from the Amadeus Dataset
Schwellnus, Cyrille - 2008
corporate taxes on productivity and investment. Applying a differences-in-differences estimation strategy which exploits … effect on productivity at the firm level. The effect is negative across firms of different size and age classes except for …. This may partly explain the negative productivity effects of corporate taxes if new capital goods embody technological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444515
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Do Corporate Taxes Reduce Productivity and Investment at the Firm Level?: Cross-Country Evidence from the Amadeus Dataset
Schwellnus, Cyrille; Arnold, Jens - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008
corporate taxes on productivity and investment. Applying a differences-in-differences estimation strategy which exploits … effect on productivity at the firm level. The effect is negative across firms of different size and age classes except for …. This may partly explain the negative productivity effects of corporate taxes if new capital goods embody technological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046045
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After the Telecommunications Bubble
Lenain, Patrick - 2003
An unprecedented “boom and bust” investment cycle occurred in the high-tech industries at the turn of the century, in particular in the telecommunications sector. Regulatory reforms and technological innovation fuelled expectations of robust growth in traffic, revenue and earnings....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012446452
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After the Telecommunications Bubble
Lenain, Patrick; Paltridge, Sam - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2003
An unprecedented “boom and bust” investment cycle occurred in the high-tech industries at the turn of the century, in particular in the telecommunications sector. Regulatory reforms and technological innovation fuelled expectations of robust growth in traffic, revenue and earnings....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045838
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The Role of Policy and Institutions for Productivity and Firm Dynamics: Evidence from Micro and Industry Data
Scarpetta, Stefano; Hemmings, Philip; Tressel, Thierry; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2002
market play for productivity and firm dynamics. It exploits a new firm-level database for ten OECD countries and industry … and labour markets. Aggregate productivity patterns are largely the result of within-firm performance. But, the … play an important role. Industry productivity performance is negatively affected by strict product market regulations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045611
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Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Expenditure in Sweden
Roseveare, Deborah - 2002
This paper analyses the main features of Sweden’s public expenditure and addresses some key policy issues. Public spending is high relative to GDP, reflecting the wide support for the Swedish welfare state. The institutional framework within which spending decisions are made has both strengths...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444268