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The impressive emergence of China’s economy is set to lose some momentum as the country catches up with more advanced economies and its rapid ageing also weighs on it. However, China can still reap the “reform dividend”, especially with measures to keep up the sustained growth of...
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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 …
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This paper provides a revised measure of regulatory restrictions on inward foreign direct investment (FDI)for OECD countries and extends the approach to 13 non-member countries. The methodology is largely similar to that adopted in the previous version of the OECD indicator and covers three...
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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...
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The paper uses a data base on regulation, market structure and performance in the air passenger transportation industry …
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new set of quantitative indicators of regulation, we show that the cross-country variation of regulatory settings has … increased in recent years, despite extensive liberalisation and privatisation in the OECD area. We then look at the regulation … the gains are greater the further a given country is from the technology leader, suggesting that regulation limiting ... …
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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 …
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. However, Canada’s regulated conduct doctrine exempts anti-competitive behaviour when required by regulation, and thus … regulation. Restrictions on internal trade also continue to exist, and implementation of the Agreement on Internal Trade is less …
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Empirical work shows that competition is important for promoting economic growth. However, in Japan the promotion of competition has long been compromised by ministerial guidance and exemptions from the competition law. Thus, the level and growth of productivity have been low in many...
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Russia in 2003 embarked on the restructuring of its electricity sector. The reform is intended to introduce competition into electricity production and supply, leaving dispatch, transmission and distribution as regulated natural monopolies with non-discriminatory third-party access to the...
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