Ad hoc Network of Economic Regulators

The Ad hoc NER provides the opportunity for economic regulators from different sectors and different jurisdiction to discuss and share experiences and frame the features of a “world class regulator”.

Regulatory Reform: Events and Publications

Click here to access and search the calendar of events and publications on regulatory policy.

Measuring Regulatory Performance

This programme on Measuring Regulatory Performance addresses a key concern to governments and namely demonstrates how regulatory governance improvements deliver economic benefits to business and citizens as well as broader public welfare.

International Regulatory Co-operation: Addressing Global Challenges

This programme on international regulatory co-operation is a unique attempt to gather the available evidence on the gains that can be achieved through greater co-ordination of rules and their application across jurisdictions.

A recipe for trust

Have the policy errors that contributed to the global economic crisis been rectified? Sharan Burrow shares her vision for building trust and restoring confidence in the countries still suffering from the crisis.

More on regulatory policy and governance

This page provides an overlook of the work of the Regulatory Policy Division as well as the Regulatory Policy Committee.

The International Regulatory Co-operation Toolkit

This toolkit comprises a typology of various co-operation mechanisms and a classification of associated benefits and costs.

Regulatory Impact Analysis

Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) is a policy tool widely used in OECD countries. It examines and measures the likely benefits, costs and effects of new or changed regulations.

Related Documents

• Regulatory Management Systems Country Notes
• Country Reports
• Alternatives to Regulation
• Guiding Principles for Regulatory Quality and Performance
• Indicators of Regulatory Management

Themes and projects

Regulatory policy is a core part of the OECD’s work, touching aspects in every sector of the economy and affecting the everyday life of business and citizens. It is important that governments ensure that what they do in economic and social affairs is efficient and effective.

The determinants of informality in Mexico’s states

Informality has important implications for productivity, economic growth, and the inequality of income. In recent years, the extent of informal employment has increased in many of Mexico's states, though highly heterogeneously.