planning and infrastructure provision, enhancing competition and increasing investment in innovation and intangibles. This … diminish its access to global markets, the scale and efficiency of domestic businesses, the level of competition, and the … ability to benefit from innovation at the global frontier. Policy and institutions are generally supportive of productivity …

-friendly conditions. This paper examines framework conditions, notably competition legislation and policy affecting firm entry and exit …

markets, taxes, infrastructure, skills, innovation, trade policy, rule of law and financial markets. Beyond changing the rules …, implementation and restoring institutional capacity are equally important. Enhancing competition, for which implementation and …