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part summarises the main outcomes of regulatory reform. The data on regulation and market structure are taken primarily … from the OECD International Regulation Database. The main findings of the analysis are the following: Both industries are … currently undergoing sweeping changes, with, in particular, the rapid growth of new forms of competition; The pace and scale of …
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This paper forms part of an OECD project which addressed the issue of the structure and change in the distribution systems of seven OECD countries. First, the paper discusses the role of distribution systems in the overall economic performance. Next, it gives an overview of the structure and...
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This paper forms part of an OECD project which addressed the issue of the structure and change in the distribution systems of seven OECD countries. The paper gives an overview of the distribution system in Sweden for the period 1970-88. Next, it addresses the question of the static and dynamic...
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part summarises the main outcomes of regulatory reform. The data on regulation and market structure are taken primarily … from the OECD International Regulation Database. The main findings of the analysis are the following: <UL …><LI>Both industries are currently undergoing sweeping changes, with, in particular, the rapid growth of new forms of competition;</LI> <LI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045638
The paper examines the current state of competition in a number of sectors that are important for the economy. Because of the country’s small size and isolation, the analysis focuses on barriers to entry, investment and external trade, rather than some standard indicators of competition...
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significant. Despite impressive progress, product market regulation remains more burdensome than in most OECD countries, partly … autorités de régulation sectorielles dans les industries de réseau et les prérogatives de l'Autorité de la concurrence peuvent … régulation sectorielles n'aient pas instauré des règles du jeu équitables, garantissant l'accès des tiers aux infrastructures …
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vital role for the functioning of the economy, can contribute to raising growth and social welfare. But more is not always … identifies the policy framework that promotes investment that is conducive to growth and ensures the appropriate use of … and the application of incentive regulation.<P>L'investissement dans les réseaux d'infrastructure : Liens à la croissance …
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In contrast to what has happened throughout the 1960s and 1970s, some of the largest EU countries and Japan are no longer closing the income gap vis-à-vis the United States. Worse, the gap may even be widening since the mid-1990s. While in the case of Japan the gap in GDP per capita is...
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increased in recent years, despite extensive liberalisation and privatisation in the OECD area. We then look at the regulation-growth …In this paper, we relate the scope and depth of regulatory reforms to growth outcomes in OECD countries. By means of a … new set of quantitative indicators of regulation, we show that the cross-country variation of regulatory settings has …
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semi–formal and informal economy had a significant contribution to the expansion of the private sector. Productivity growth … was strong, but labour utilisation remained very low. Looking forward, higher employment and productivity growth will not … new regulation on the voluntary basis to identify the most successful solutions that can be later rolled out to the whole …
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