Regulation, productivity and growth OECD evidence

In this paper, we relate the scope and depth of regulatory reforms to growth outcomes in OECD countries. By means of a 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...

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Autor principal: Nicoletti, Giuseppe (-)
Autor Corporativo: World Bank. Human Development Network. Social Protection Team (-)
Otros Autores: Scarpetta, Stefano
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank [2003]
Colección:Policy research working papers ; 2944.
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Sumario:In this paper, we relate the scope and depth of regulatory reforms to growth outcomes in OECD countries. By means of a 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-growth linkage using data that cover a large set of manufacturing and service industries over the past two decades. We focus on multifactor productivity (MFP), which plays a crucial role in GDP growth and accounts for a significant share of its cross-country variance. We find evidence that reforms promoting private governance and competition (where these are viable) tend to boost productivity. Both privatisation and entry liberalisation are estimated to have a positive impact on productivity. In manufacturing the gains are greater the further a given country is from the technology leader, suggesting that regulation limiting ...
Notas:"January 3, 2003."
Title from title screen as viewed on February 15, 2003.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (65 p. )
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Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.