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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in New Zealand
Mourougane, Annabelle - 2005
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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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Australia
Ziegelschmidt, Helmut; Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki; … - 2005
The OECD Growth Study and other empirical work have shown that the strength of competition in product markets plays an important role in the economic growth process as well as contributing to a more efficient allocation of resources in a static sense. More intense competition is likely to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445025
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The Unequal Enforcement of Liberalization : Evidence from Russia's Reform of Business Regulation
Yakovlev, Evgeny; Zhuravskaya, Ekaterina - 2011
We document unequal enforcement of liberalization reform of business regulation across Russian regions with different governance institutions which lead to unequal effects of liberalization. The enforcement of national liberalization laws was better in subnational regions with more transparent...
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Competition in International Postal Markets : Should the Universal Postal Union's Anti-Remail Provisions Be Repealed?
Ghosal, Vivek - 2002
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is the governing body that provides the framework for agreements in international postal markets. The UPU Congress is attempting to reform some key international agreements related to remail and terminal dues. The private postal carriers argue that UPU's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014119335
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Liberalisation of International Civil Aviation – Charting the Legal Flightpath
Lykotrafiti, Antigoni - 2020
The paper focuses on the issue of liberalisation of international civil aviation, examining how the law could accommodate a reform of the Chicago regime. It looks into the strengths and weaknesses of the most prominent legal options available to States to implement liberalisation, namely,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014098006
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Fostering Innovation Growth through Regulatory Reform
Park, Jung-Soo - 2023
This study takes a comprehensive look at the overall flexibility of regulatory governance in Korea, including the design, implementation, and monitoring of the many issues surrounding regulatory reform that stand in the way of innovation growth. Based on the findings of the analysis, the paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014263111
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Deregulation of Business
Yakovlev, Evgeny; Zhuravskaya, Ekaterina - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
What determines the enforcement of deregulation reform of business activities? What are the outcomes of deregulation … variation. 2) The enforcement of deregulation reform was better in regions with a transparent government, low corruption, better … substantial positive effect of deregulation on net entry and small business employment and no effect on pollution and public …
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Product Market Reforms and Employment in OECD Countries
Nicoletti, Giuseppe - 2005
We estimate the employment effects of product market reforms aimed at increasing competitive pressures and easing government controls in a sample of OECD countries over the past two decades. We control for several labour market policies and institutions that are thought to influence equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012446280
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Market liberalization in the European natural gas market : the importance of capacity constraints and efficiency differences
Brakman, Steven; Marrewijk, Charles van; … - 2009
In the European Union, energy markets are increasingly being liberalized. A case in point is the European natural gas industry. The general expectation is that more competition will lead to lower prices and higher volumes, and hence higher welfare. This paper indicates that this might not happen...
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