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North Korea : the last transition economy?
Koen, Vincent; Beom, Jinwoan - 2020
The North Korean economy has been a statistical black hole for decades but is undergoing substantial transformations. Rapid post-war industrialisation was not sustained beyond the mid-1960s and South Korea’s economy far outpaced North Korea’s during the next three decades, during which trend...
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Measuring consumer well-being from using zero price digital services : the case of navigation apps and location-based services
Sobolewski, Maciej - 2021
Digital maps and navigation applications are considered an essential tool by 70% of smartphone users. As these apps come predominantly free of charge, their contribution to consumer well-being cannot be captured by the common economic measures, like the GDP. This study demonstrates how the...
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Regulations in services sectors and their impact on downstream industries : the OECD 2013 REGIMPACT indicator
Égert, Balázs; Wanner, Isabelle - 2016
regulatory barriers to competition in non-manufacturing sectors on all industries, through intermediate inputs. The paper … regulation data are integrated with the annual energy, transport and communication regulation (ETCR) indicator and what sector …
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Determinants of households' investment in energy efficiency and renewables : evidence from the OECD Survey on Household Environmental Behaviour and Attitudes
Ameli, Nadia; Brandt, Nicola - 2014
Many studies on household energy efficiency investments suggest that a wide range of seemingly profitable investments are not taken up. This paper provides novel evidence on the main factors behind consumer choices using the OECD Survey on Household Environmental Behaviour and Attitudes. The...
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Inland and maritime transports and ports
OECD - 2018
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Natural gas distribution : focus on Western Europe
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Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI) : transport and courier services
Geloso Grosso, Massimo; Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Ueno, … - 2014
This paper presents the services trade restrictiveness indices (STRIs) for transport and courier services. The STRIs …, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa. This report presents the first vintage of indicators for transport and courier … different regulatory frameworks and, in some cases, to a relatively elevated degree of regulation. Indices for air transport …
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Improving infrastructure in the United Kingdom
Pisu, Mauro; Pels, Barbara; Bottini, Novella - 2015
. Capacity constraints have emerged in some sectors, such as electricity generation, air transport and roads. Developing and …
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Trade, competition and welfare in global online labour markets : a "gig economy" case study
Gomez-Herrera, Estrella; Martens, Bertin; … - 2017
in transport or migration costs for workers and task unbundling for employers give a further boost to welfare. The extent …
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