Enhancing the productivity of the service sector in Japan

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08-Dec-2008

Randall S. Jones and Taesik Yoon

Labour productivity growth in the service sector, which accounts for 70% of Japan’s economic output and employment, has slowed markedly in recent years in contrast to manufacturing.

The challenge of rapidly improving transport infrastructure in Poland

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03-Oct-2008

Rafał Kierzenkowski

Following many years of underinvestment, renovating and building new transport infrastructure is an important policy priority that would increase labour mobility and improve Poland’s competitiveness.

Enhancing the globalisation of Korea

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22-May-2008

Randall S. Jones and Taesik Yoon

Although Korea has become more integrated in the world economy over the past decade, it still ranks low in terms of import penetration, the stock of inward FDI relative to GDP and foreign workers as a share of the labour force.

Improving Product Market Regulation in India: An International and Cross-State comparison

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01-Apr-2008

Paul Conway and Richard Herd

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 competition in markets for goods and services. Economics Department Working Paper No. 599.

Product Market Regulation and economic performance across Indian States

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01-Apr-2008

Paul Conway, Richard Herd and Thomas Chalaux

This paper examines varies areas of India´s fiscal policy, in particular fiscal discipline, the structure of government spending, the tax system and fiscal federalism. Economics Department Working Paper No. 600.

Towards Government at a Glance: Identification of Core Data and Issues Related to Public Sector Efficiency, OECD Working Papers on Public Governance No. 7

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03-Mar-2008

This paper is the second in a series of three annual papers published in preparation for the publication Government at a Glance. It identifies core data for the publication and presents existing data that help assess the efficiency of government.

How regulatory reforms in Sweden have boosted productivity

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28-Sep-2007

Espen Erlandsen and Jens Lundsgaard

The economic crisis in the early 1990s prompted action on reforming the Swedish welfare state and its institutions, including deregulation of a wide range of product markets. Economics Department Working Paper No. 577.

Product market competition in the OECD countries: taking stock and moving forward

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19-Sep-2007

Jens Høj, Miguel Jimenez, Maria Maher, Giuseppe Nicoletti, and Michael Wise

Based on 18 country reviews performed over the 2003-2005 period, this paper examines, the cross-country differences in policy approaches to product market competition and their consequences for product market rents.

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.