Regulatory Reform: Economic Issues

The OECD reviews and assesses reforms aimed at enhancing economic performance and welfare by increasing competition. This involves comparing policies and regulations across Member countries and analysing the effects of reforms on product and labour market outcomes at the industry and economy-wide levels.

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Economic survey of Portugal 2008: Improving the functioning of the labour market

25-Jun-2008

Labour market performance deteriorated after 2001. A broad strategy is required to enhance the adaptability of the work force, provide support to displaced workers and upgrade competencies.

Regulation, allocative efficiency and productivity in OECD countries: industry and firm-level evidence

13-Jun-2008

This paper relates diverging productivity performances across OECD countries over the past fifteen years to differences in the stringency of regulations in the product market.

Economic Survey of Japan 2008

07-Apr-2008

Despite the longest economic expansion in its post-war history, Japan faces many challenges. Perhaps most urgent is addressing the fiscal situation through comprehensive tax reform. There is also significant scope for policies to accelerate productivity growth in the service sector, which has lagged behind manufacturing. In addition, measures to reverse the rise in labour market dualism would be beneficial for both growth and equity.

India needs more economic reforms to widen benefits from growth, says OECD report

09-Oct-2007

India’s annual economic growth could reach a sustainable 10 percent and be spread more evenly across the country if it pursues ambitious and wide-ranging reforms, says a new OECD report.

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Economic Survey of Japan 2008

Economic survey of Japan 2008

Going for Growth 2008 highlights the factors that are holding back OECD economies.

Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2008