new set of quantitative indicators of regulation, we show that the cross-country variation of regulatory settings has … increased in recent years, despite extensive liberalisation and privatisation in the OECD area. We then look at the regulation … the gains are greater the further a given country is from the technology leader, suggesting that regulation limiting ... …

, lining up with the increasing dispersion in growth. The authors then investigate empirically the regulation-growth link using … its cross-country variance. Regressing MFP on both economywide indicators of regulation and privatization and industry … greater the further a given country is from the technology leader. So, regulation limiting entry may hinder the adoption of …