Using objective measures of business regulation in 135 countries, we establish that countries with better regulations …

, taken in conjunction with economic theory as well as other country specific studies of economic regulation, support the …This study provides a survey of research that uses cross-country comparisons to examine how economic regulation affects …-operation and Development measures of regulation. Those studies seem to reflect a consensus that entry regulation and …

amplified by economic integration, which makes factors and producers more mobile and enables them to avoid burdensome regulation … growth equations by using internal instruments to identify a causal relationship between regulation and growth in the … presence of international trade and find evidence that both regulation and trade have a significant positive influence on …

"Regulation is purportedly enacted to serve specific social purposes. In reality, however, it follows a more complex … its justification and objectives, regulation can have potentially significant macroeconomic consequences by helping or … Serven provide an empirical analysis of the macroeconomic impact of regulation. They first characterize the stylized facts on …