country data to study the effect of product market regulation and reform on a country's macroeconomic performance. After a … of product market regulation on mark-ups, firm dynamics, investment, employment, innovation productivity, and output … growth. A summary of what we learn from the econometric results concludes the paper. -- regulation ; product market …

We use firm-level data for France and Italy to explore the impact of service regulation reform implemented in the two … countries on the mark-up and eventually on the performance of firms between the second half of the 1990s and 2007. We find that …. If both countries adopted OECD's best practices in terms of entry barriers, their TFP level would increase by 3% for …

We use firm-level data for France and Italy to explore the impact of service regulation reform implemented in the two … countries on the mark-up and eventually on the performance of firms between the second half of the 1990s and 2007. In line with …

country data to study the effect of product market regulation and reform on a country's macroeconomic performance. After a … of product market regulation on mark-ups, firm dynamics, investment, employment, innovation productivity, and output …

regulation can be indirectly associated, via its impact on business dynamism, with the somewhat weak productivity performance in …Productivity performance in European countries has been a policy concern for some time. This paper shows that … countries, we find that: (i) competition-enhancing regulation is associated with a higher rate of firm churning; (ii) business …

regulation can be indirectly associated, via its impact on business dynamism, with the somewhat weak productivity performance in …Productivity performance in European countries has been a policy concern for some time. This paper shows that … countries, we find that: (i) competition-enhancing regulation is associated with a higher rate of firm churning; (ii) business …

literature on the Porter Hypothesis, which posits a positive relationship between environmental regulation and "green" TFP growth …Using a unique plant-level dataset we examine total factor productivity (TFP) growth and its components, related to … and enforcement. Our key findings are: (1) prudential regulation limits expansion of plants with high initial pollution …

and regulation and productivity measurement of the German electricity industry in particular. The methodological approach …

development of voluntary European standards to facilitate compatibility among services, whereas EU Regulation 1025/2012 provides …-setting in services is uncharted territory. This comes as no surprise; due to their tailor-made nature, services are harder to … Services Directive, and, more recently, in the Single Market Act, the European Commission is called upon to lead the …

effect of electricity sector regulation on sustainable sector outcomes. The paper in this context empirically examines … whether electricity sector regulation influences the sectoral outcomes at the state level. For analytical purposes, the … present study considers a sample of 12 Indian states (provinces). While it captures electricity sector regulation by …