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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Japan
Høj, Jens; Wise, Michael - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004
Empirical work shows that competition is important for promoting economic growth. However, in Japan the promotion of competition has long been compromised by ministerial guidance and exemptions from the competition law. Thus, the level and growth of productivity have been low in many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045937
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Norway
Høj, Jens; Wise, Michael - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004
Norwegian growth has been strong over the past decade. This development has been supported by the off-shore sector, but depleting oil reserves implies that growth will have to rely increasingly on the mainland economy. Empirical work shows that competition is important for promoting economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045589
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Finland
Høj, Jens; Wise, Michael - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2004
Following the deep recession in the early 1990s growth has been strong, but the scope for economic catch-up remains considerable and cross-country empirical evidence suggests that enhancing competition is an important means of achieving this. Structural reforms to strengthen competition in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045936
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Japan
Høj, Jens - 2004
Empirical work shows that competition is important for promoting economic growth. However, in Japan the promotion of competition has long been compromised by ministerial guidance and exemptions from the competition law. Thus, the level and growth of productivity have been low in many...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444046
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Norway
Høj, Jens - 2004
Norwegian growth has been strong over the past decade. This development has been supported by the off-shore sector, but depleting oil reserves implies that growth will have to rely increasingly on the mainland economy. Empirical work shows that competition is important for promoting economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444401
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Finland
Høj, Jens - 2004
Following the deep recession in the early 1990s growth has been strong, but the scope for economic catch-up remains considerable and cross-country empirical evidence suggests that enhancing competition is an important means of achieving this. Structural reforms to strengthen competition in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445451
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The EU's Single Market: At Your Service?
Vogt, Line - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005
While the single market has largely been achieved for the EU market for goods, the services sector has lagged behind. This has resulted in sluggish activity, low productivity growth, high prices, that show a wide dispersion and relatively high inflation in this sector. Both the OECD product...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045682
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Raising Greece's Potential Output Growth
Koutsogeorgopoulou, Vassiliki; Ziegelschmidt, Helmut - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005
, telecommunication and transport sectors; policies to foster entrepreneurship; and financial market reform, including the implementation … markets (electricity, gas, oil), the telecommunications sector, maritime transport and financial markets. This Working Paper … particulier dans les secteurs de l’énergie, des télécommunications et du transport, mesures favorisant l’entrepreneuriat, et mise …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045774
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The Economic Consequences of Terrorism
Lenain, Patrick; Bonturi, Marcos; Koen, Vincent - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2002
The unprecedented 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States caused massive casualties and damage, and ushered in an era of greater uncertainty. While a prompt and vigorous policy response helped limit the immediate economic impact of the aggression, the heightened terrorist threat...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046162
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The Challenge of Rapidly Improving Transport Infrastructure in Poland
Kierzenkowski, Rafal - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008
Following many years of underinvestment, renovating and building new transport infrastructure is an important policy … reliant on road transport but is lacking an efficient high-speed road network. It needs important renovation investments both … maritime transport as well as extending and upgrading airport facilities to cope with the fastest growing air market in Europe …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046224