flag New

Back to topic list for New
More OECD work on this topic


Improving the quality of reforms: Policy Brief

pdf,249Kb,English |  View long abstract

04-Dec-2009

This Policy Brief presents key findings set out in the Indicators of RegulatoryManagement Systems 2008 report. It builds on an earlier Policy Brief,“Measuring Regulatory Quality”, which discussed the conceptual ...

Promoting competition to strengthen economic growth in Belgium

English |  View long abstract

03-Dec-2009

Tomasz Koźluk

Prices for many goods and services in Belgium are higher than in other countries, reflecting generally weak competitive pressures.

Policy Brief: Improving the Quality of Regulations

pdf,296Kb,English |  View long abstract

24-Nov-2009

Better regulation is necessary for economic recovery, to manage risks andto cut unnecessary red tape. How can countries make regulations fit for thischallenge? How can they avoid imposing additional regulatory ...

The Regulatory Policy Committee

English |  View long abstract

30-Oct-2009

The Regulatory Policy Committee was created by Council on 22 October to assist member and non-member economies in building and strengthening capacity for regulatory quality and regulatory reform.

Multi-level Regulatory Governance

pdf,525Kb,English |  View long abstract

10-Jun-2009

This note identifies some of the key policy issues related to multi-level regulatory governance, and contributes to a “Framework for Analysis of Multi-level Regulatory Governance”. 

Structural policies to overcome geographic barriers and create prosperity in New Zealand

English |  View long abstract

30-Apr-2009

Yvan Guillemette

New Zealand’s living standards remain well below the OECD average. This is entirely attributable to persistently low labour productivity, which in turn is related to economic geography as well as structural policy factors.

Structural reforms and the benefits of the enlarged EU internal market: Much achieved and much to do

English |  View long abstract

27-Apr-2009

Jens Arnold, Peter Höller, Margaret Morgan and Andreas Wörgötter

High expectations surrounded the two waves of eastward EU enlargement in 2004 and 2007, with the extension of the EU Internal Market being expected to deliver a substantial boost to economic growth in new and old member States alike.

Documents on regulatory reform available in English and in Chinese

English |  View long abstract

27-Feb-2009

This page presents documentation on regulatory reform that is available both in English and in Chinese.

Alternatives to traditional regulation

pdf,449Kb,English |  View long abstract

26-Feb-2009

This report updates and extends the earlier work of the OECD on alternatives to traditional regulation, drawing on the experiences of individual countries in using alternative approaches. It also provides ...

Reforms to open sheltered sectors to competition in Switzerland

English |  View long abstract

18-Feb-2009

Andrés Fuentes

This paper discusses measures to make the regulation of product markets more conducive to competition play a prominent role in the government’s “growth package” of measures to stimulate economic growth which are in the process of being implemented.