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Product Market Regulation in Russia
Conway, Paul - 2009
This paper uses the OECD’s indicators of product market regulation (PMR) to assess the extent to which the regulatory environment in Russia supports competition and to draw attention to the areas where further reform efforts would pay dividends. The indicators show that, despite improvements...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444520
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Product Market Regulation in Russia
Conway, Paul; Lysenko, Tatiana; Barnard, Geoff - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009
This paper uses the OECD’s indicators of product market regulation (PMR) to assess the extent to which the regulatory environment in Russia supports competition and to draw attention to the areas where further reform efforts would pay dividends. The indicators show that, despite improvements...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008498026
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Policies to increase youth employment in Korea
Jones, Randall S... - 2022
Korea’s low youth employment rate has negative consequences for the young people concerned and the economy as a whole …. Raising youth employment is a priority, particularly as Korea faces the most rapid population ageing among OECD countries. Low … youth employment is due to a mismatch between education and the labour market, reflecting a large skill gap between highly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013523695
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Improving the well-being of Canadians
Jarrett, Peter - 2021
For many years now, a growing number of economists, policy makers, and civil society groups have pointed to the limits of using only GDP as the primary measure of national economic progress. Accordingly, a progressively greater focus has been placed on the concept of well-being and its optimal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630297
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Dividing the Pie in Brazil: Income Distribution, Social Policies and the New Middle Class
Arnold, Jens; Jalles, João - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014
Brazil has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty and inequality. This reduction is explained by strong growth but also by effective social policies. Besides growth, public services and cash transfers have played the biggest role, the latter notably through the successful “Bolsa...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276938
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Improving Access and Quality in the Indian Education System
Hill, Sam; Chalaux, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
Education has been given high priority by India’s central and state governments and continues to grow fast. School access has been expanded by investment in school infrastructure and recruitment of teachers. In higher education too, the number of providers continues to rise rapidly. A new law...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009224863
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Improving the Economic Situation of Young People in France
Boulhol, Hervé - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
bracket has not dropped below 16% for nearly 30 years. French youth are highly pessimistic about the future and express great … and youth employment services enhanced. This Working Paper relates to the 2013 OECD Economic Review of France (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/France). …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276867
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Boosting Growth Through Greater Competition in Denmark
Jorgensen, Martin - 2005
This paper discusses ways of strengthening the competitive environment in order to help boost productivity performance in various sectors of the Danish economy. It looks at a number of indicators of the strength of competition — including price levels, industrial concentration and product...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444150
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Sweden
Roseveare, Deborah - 2004
Vigorous product market competition plays a central role in bolstering productivity growth. Sweden has strengthened competition legislation and deregulated a number of sectors, including electricity, telecommunications and parts of transport, over the past 10 to 15 years. This paper examines the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445420
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Improving the Business Climate in Russia
Radziwill, Artur; Vaziakova, Yana - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2015
Economic growth is below what would be needed to resume rapid convergence to average OECD living standards. On-going efforts to improve the business climate are laudable, but need to be widened and strengthened. Much progress has been achieved in reducing red tape, but it is only recently that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276869