This study explores the effects of market deregulation on employment growth. Empirical analysis of an OECD country … through sizable interaction effects. A theoretical framework is developed for evaluating deregulation strategies in the … presence of reform costs. Optimal deregulation takes various forms depending on the deregulation costs and the strength of …

This paper studies competition in prices and opening hours in a model with free entry. It is shown that under free … competition a market failure arises: Entry is excessive and opening hours are under-provided. Restrictions on opening hours … will increase in two steps, immediately after deregulation and further over time. Finally, employment in the retail sector …

This study explores the effects of labor and product market deregulation on employment growth. Our empirical results … framework for evaluating deregulation strategies in the presence of reform costs. Optimal deregulation takes various forms … depending on the deregulation costs, the strength of reform interactions, and the perspective of the policymaker. Unless …

deregulation in retail distribution has no (or even positive) short-term employment effects. This discrepancy is likely driven by …