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Economic Survey of Korea 2008: Boosting productivity in Korea's service sector

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17-Dec-2008

To boost the low rate of productivity growth in the service sector, Korea should eliminate entry barriers, accelerate regulatory reform, upgrade competition policy and reduce barriers to trade and FDI.

Sustaining high growth through innovation: reforming the R&D and education systems in Korea

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21-Dec-2005

Yongchun Baek and Randall S. Jones

Sustaining high growth depends on productivity gains driven by innovation. Economics Department Working Paper 470.

Korea: 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 Korea 2005: Sustaining high growth through innovation: reforming the R&D and education systems

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05-Oct-2005

Sustaining rapid growth in Korea will increasingly depend on productivity gains, which are driven in large part by innovation. It is thus essential to upgrade the R&D framework, strengthen competition, particularly in the service sector, and improve tertiary education.

Korea: Report on Competition Law and Institutions (2004)

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20-Jan-2005

This report examines the current state of competition policy in Korea.

Korea: 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.

Product market competition and economic performance in Korea

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09-Aug-2004

Yongchun Baek, Randall Jones and Michael Wise

Korea’s development strategy has tended to weaken competition and has left a legacy of government intervention. Economics Department Working Paper 399.

Economic Survey - Korea 2004: Product market competition and economic performance

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08-Jun-2004

The OECD Economic Survey of Korea 2004 concludes that strengthening competition through upgrading competition policy, increasing openness to imports and inflows of foreign direct investment, removing entry ...

Korea: Competition Law and Policy in 2002

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16-Feb-2004

In this report, the country summarizes the main developments in competition law and policy in 2002.

Korea: Competition Law and Policy in 2001-2002

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14-Jan-2003

In this report, the country summarizes the main developments in competition law and policy in 2001-2002.