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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.

Economic survey of Japan 2008: Enhancing the productivity of the service sector in Japan

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07-Apr-2008

To reverse the deceleration in productivity growth in services, Japan should eliminate entry barriers, accelerate regulatory reform, upgrade competition policy and reduce barriers to trade and FDI.

Economic Survey of Japan 2006: Upgrading Japan’s innovation system to sustain economic growth

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20-Jul-2006

The return on investment in innovation should be increased by improving framework conditions, including education, venture business and the product and labour markets, while upgrading the R&D system.

What the OECD is doing for business

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20-Jul-2006

Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD

Address to the Keidanren, the Japan Buisness Federation. Mr. Gurría explains why business has an enormous stake in the success of the OECD's mission. The business community contributes to our work in ...

Japan: Competition Law and Policy in 2004

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17-Oct-2005

In this report, the country summarizes the main developments in competition law and policy in 2004.

Economic Survey of Japan 2005: Removing the obstacles to faster growth

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20-Jan-2005

This chapter of the OECD Economic Survey of Japan 2005 discusses policies to accelerate growth through regulatory reform and measures to strengthen competition. It looks at a number of major initiatives, ...

Japan: Competition Law and Policy in 2003

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28-Oct-2004

In this report, the country summarizes the main developments in competition law and policy in 2003.

Policy brief: Competition Law and Policy in Japan

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15-Sep-2004

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission, created in 1947, is one of the oldest and largest competition law enforcement agencies in the world. Before the 1990s, though, competition had usually played a subordinate ...

Monitoring Review of Japan

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15-Jul-2004

This report is part of the monitoring of developments since the 1999 OECD Report on Regulatory Reform in Japan ("1999 Report"), with particular attention to the implementation of its recommendations.

Product market competition and economic performance in Japan

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06-May-2004

Jens Høj and Michael Wise

Economics Department Working Papers 387. Empirical work shows that competition is important for promoting economic growth. However, in Japan the promotion of competition has long been compromised by ministerial guidance and exemptions from the competition law.