OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform - Mexico: Progress in Monitoring Regulatory Reform

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29-Sep-2008

This review assesses the progress made by Mexico since 1999 in improving its regulatory framework. It specifically monitors the implementation of policy recommendations on government capacity to assure high quality regulation and on market openness.

Official OECD Documents

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04-Jun-2008

Official Unclassified OECD documents issued from 1990 to the present day. Official documents are archived by year, and within each year they can be searched by Directorate, Date, or Reference Number ...

Making Life Easy for Citizens and Businesses in Portugal: Administrative Simplification and e-Government

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28-May-2008

This report, the first OECD study to analyse the successes and challenges of both administrative simplification and e-government in a national context, analyses Portugal's simplication programme, assess its implications for the public sector and service delivery, and makes proposals for action.<

Product market regulation and productivity convergence

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25-Apr-2008

Paul Conway, Donato De Rosa, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Faye Steiner

This paper investigates the effect of product market regulations on the international diffusion of productivity shocks. The empirical results indicate that restrictive product market regulations slow the ...

An empirical investigation of political economy factors behind structural reforms in OECD countries

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18-Sep-2007

Jens Høj, Vincenzo Galasso, Giuseppe Nicoletti and Thai-Thanh Dang

In an empirical investigation, this chapter from OECD Economic Studies No. 42 identifies the main political economy drivers of structural policy changes in OECD countries’ labour and product markets over the 1985-2003 and 1975-2003 periods respectively.

Indicators of Regulatory Management Systems - Working Paper 2007/4, September 2007

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03-Sep-2007

Stéphane Jacobzone; Chang - Wong Choi; Claire Miguet

Based on a 2005-6 survey, this report seeks to compare regulatory quality assurance systems; measure progress and understand trends over time across countries, and identify general patterns of regulatory management practice.

Risk and Regulatory Policy

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16-Oct-2006

This paper offers a overview of the main issues for policymakers considering risk regulation and identifies a number of issues for discussion.

SIGMA documentation on Poland

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22-Nov-2005

Created in 1992 and governed by Conventions between the EU and the OECD, the SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management) Programme provides support to partner countries in their efforts to modernise public governance systems.

SIGMA documentation on the Slovak Republic

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22-Nov-2005

Created in 1992 and governed by Conventions between the EU and the OECD, the SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management) Programme provides support to partner countries in their efforts to modernise public governance systems.

SIGMA documentation on Hungary

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22-Nov-2005

Created in 1992 and governed by Conventions between the EU and the OECD, the SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management) Programme provides support to partner countries in their efforts to modernise public governance systems.