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Economic growth is below what would be needed to resume rapid convergence to average OECD living standards. On-going efforts to improve the business climate are laudable, but need to be widened and strengthened. Much progress has been achieved in reducing red tape, but it is only recently that...
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Competition in product markets has been found to be an important determinant of economic performance in developed and developing countries. This paper uses the OECD's indicators of product market regulation (PMR) to assess the extent to which India's regulatory environment is supportive of...
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deal to be done to strengthen the basic institutions of the market economy. While the Russian authorities have embarked on … state institutions. Thirdly, the pursuit of reforms across a broad front could enable Russia to profit from … pour renforcer les institutions de base d’une économie de marché. Bien que les autorités russes aient commencé quelques …
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promoting trust and transparency in public institutions. Apart from vigorous competition enforcement across the economy, it is … fiscalité. Une transparence accrue et une plus grande confiance dans les institutions publiques seraient en outre propices à l …
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The Internet has become an integral part of the everyday life of households, firms and governments. Its proper functioning over the long run is therefore crucial for economic growth and people’s wellbeing more generally. The success of the Internet depends on its openness and the confidence of...
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The paper uses a data base on regulation, market structure and performance in the air passenger transportation industry, to analyse the links among liberalisation, private ownership, competition, efficiency and airfares at national and route levels. Covering the 1996-97 travel season, 21...
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Measures to make the regulation of product markets more conducive to competition play a prominent role in the governments “growth package” of measures to stimulate economic growth which are in the process of being implemented. This paper discusses these measures and suggests further...
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Using new cross-country data on industry-specific product market regulations, this paper investigates the relationship between wage premia and some of the policy determinants of product market rents. Hourly wage premia in 2-digit manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries are estimated from...
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Much scope remains to make regulation of product markets more conducive to competition ? notwithstanding progress in recent years ? with substantial benefits for consumer welfare, productivity and employment. While the general competition legislation and enforcement framework is mostly...
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through which competition can be introduced in telecommunications markets, that is the access pricing rules. I compare the …
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