recurrent cuts in shipments of natural gas from Argentina since 2004 have put additional strain on regulation in the electricity … improvements in the regulation of telecoms would do much to further improve the business climate. The governance of public …

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 …

Much scope remains to make regulation of product markets more conducive to competition ? notwithstanding progress in … objectives in energy market regulation could be achieved at lower cost. In the telecommunications industry, competition in the … local loop can be strengthened. Regulation of the liberal professions is among the most restrictive in the OECD. Entry …

the United States, is that the heavy regulation of Europe reduces its growth. Using newly assembled data on regulation in … several sectors of many OECD countries, we provide substantial and robust evidence that various measures of regulation in the …

The paper looks at patterns of regulation in service industries and explores their implications for service performance …. Focusing on restrictions to market mechanisms, a map of the state of service regulation in OECD countries is provided, based on … regulation can encourage competition, efficiency and investment in those segments of the service industries where non …