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Infrastructure Policy : Basic Design Options
Klein, Michael U. - 2012
The paper lays out basic design options for infrastructure policy. It first sketches mechanisms to asses demand. Then it sets out a hierarchy of issues starting with choice of market structure followed by conduct regulation. Ownership options are largely a function of market structure choices....
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Market Structure and Market Access
Francois, Joseph F. - 2016
We examine the interaction between goods trade and market power in domestic trade and distribution sectors. Theory suggests a set of linkages between service-sector competition and goods trade supported by econometrics involving imports of 22 OECD countries vis-agrave;-vis 69 exporters....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747826
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Governance Matters VII : Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators, 1996-2007
Kaufmann, Daniel - 2008
This paper reports on the latest update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) research project, covering 212 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance between 1996 and 2007: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012723979
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Governance Matters V : Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators for 1996-2005
Kaufmann, Daniel - 2016
The authors report on the latest version of the worldwide governance indicators, covering 213 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance from 1996 until end-2005: voice and accountability, political stability and absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747976
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Governance Matters VI : Governance Indicators for 1996-2006
Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart; Mastruzzi, Massimo - 2007
This paper reports on the latest update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) research project, covering 212 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance between 1996 and 2006: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014049000
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Governance Matters VIII : Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators, 1996-2008
Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart; Mastruzzi, Massimo - 2009
This paper reports on the 2009 update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) research project, covering 212 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance between 1996 and 2008: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014206912
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Electricity Connections and Firm Performance in 183 Countries
Geginat, Carolin - 2017
This paper presents new data on electricity connections for businesses in 183 economies. The data cover information on procedures, time, and cost that a small or medium size business with a moderate electricity need has to invest to obtain a new electricity connection. The study finds...
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The Heterogeneous Growth Effects of the Business Environment : Firm-Level Evidence for a Global Sample of Cities
Reyes, Jose Daniel - 2017
business environment variables at the subnational level in explaining firm employment and productivity growth. The analysis …
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Diagnosing Development Bottlenecks : China and India
Li, Wei - 2017
than twice that of India's. This paper investigates the role of the business environment in explaining China's productivity … small firms, the importance of firm size in accounting for India's disadvantage in productivity, and the complementarity of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976037
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The Effect of Local Governance on Firm Productivity and Resource Allocation : Evidence from Vietnam
Tan, Shawn W. - 2018
provincial administration of national business regulations affect firms through two channels: within-firm productivity levels and … productivity, and this effect is driven by a reduction in corruption levels, the risks of land expropriation, and entry regulations …. The analysis also finds that high-productivity firms are generally better able to take advantage of improvements in the …
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