pressures, the efficiency of resource allocation and productivity growth. We show that product market regulations differ across … countries and industries and have evolved differently over time. We argue that differences in regulation have played an … important role in driving resource allocation and productivity outcomes. Countries and industries where direct and indirect …

1985-2007. Competitive pressures are proxied with sectoral product market regulation data. We find evidence that … sectoriels de régulation sur les marchés des biens. Les résultats montrent que, sur les 15 dernières années, les régulations …

the United States, is that the heavy regulation of the former reduces their growth. Using newly assembled data on … regulation in several sectors of many OECD countries, we provide substantial and robust evidence that various measures of … regulation in the product markets, concerning in particular entry barriers, are negatively related to investment. The policy …

discusses the main policy issues raised by the need to adapt the regulation of the noncompetitive segments of these industries …

The paper looks at patterns of regulation in service industries and explores their implications for service performance …. Focusing on restrictions to market mechanisms, a map of the state of service regulation in OECD countries is provided, based on … regulation can encourage competition, efficiency and investment in those segments of the service industries where non …