regressions in a sample of 83 countries spanning 1970-2014. We find that oil price windfall gains lead to a deregulation of the … labor market in autocracies but have no effects in democracies. Windfall losses instead cause a sizeable deregulation in … efficiency considerations are instead both plausible deregulation drivers following windfall gains in autocracies, as …

We analyze the impact of occupational deregulation on the wages of licensed workers. To do so, we exploit a … deregulation policy in the German craft sector that removed the master certificate as a requirement for starting a business in … about half of the craft occupations. Specifically, we examine the impact of this deregulation policy on the wage premium of …

Conventional wisdom suggests that when business regulation is excessive, deregulation should enhance efficiency. The … effects of the Croatian reform, we determine the yearly volume of deregulation measures applicable to each affected sector and … the volume of deregulation measures, we find that deregulation, on average, increased labor productivity but had no effect …

Conventional wisdom suggests that when business regulation is excessive, deregulation should enhance efficiency. The … effects of the Croatian reform, we determine the yearly volume of deregulation measures applicable to each affected sector and … the volume of deregulation measures, we find that deregulation, on average, increased labor productivity but had no effect …

Bank deregulation in the form of the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act facilitated the entry of non-bank lenders into …

US Interstate bank deregulation during the 1980s and 1990s led to larger, nationally diversified banks, and a decline …