using a large anonymised firm-level database for Latvia. It finds that some characteristics of exporting firms, such as a … associated with longer-lasting trade relationships, aiming too high, that is exporting new products that are far more complex …

paper, namely international trade, the business climate for domestic and foreign investment, public sector efficiency … competition and proximity to the world’s technology frontier. This points to the need for a “New Zealand policy advantage”, that … groundwork for creating this advantage and for a pick-up in productivity growth. But in recent years, New Zealand has lost ground …

administrative efficiency. Nonetheless, the tax take is still low, given the need for more spending on infrastructure and social … selective tax holidays. Introducing a targeted, simplified tax regime for small and medium-sized enterprises, as currently … mining, there is a case for increasing the government’s share of resource rents through higher tax rates imposed on these …

liberalisation; strengthening competition in markets for goods and services; education, research and innovation. Progress is also …

paper, namely international trade, the business climate for domestic and foreign investment, public sector efficiency … competition and proximity to the world’s technology frontier. This points to the need for a “New Zealand policy advantage”, that … groundwork for creating this advantage and for a pick-up in productivity growth. But in recent years, New Zealand has lost ground …

reserves in many countries. The results of the analysis suggest that the levels of trade and domestic financial depth are …

market regulation across countries for the whole economy, for the main subcomponents of the PMR indicator and for the …