02701oam 22005415 450 991013978790332120210701000000.010.1596/1813-9450-2944(CKB)1000000000796227(FR-PaOEC)078677503357(The World Bank)13095150(US-djbf)13095150(EXLCZ)99100000000079622720030215d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRegulation, productivity and growth : OECD evidence /Giuseppe Nicoletti and Stefano ScarpettaWashington, D.C. :World Bank,[2003]1 online resource (65 p. )Policy research working paper ;2944"January 3, 2003."Title from title screen as viewed on February 15, 2003.Includes bibliographical references.In this paper, we relate the scope and depth of regulatory reforms to growth outcomes in OECD countries. By means of a new set of quantitative indicators of regulation, we show that the cross-country variation of regulatory settings has increased in recent years, despite extensive liberalisation and privatisation in the OECD area. We then look at the regulation-growth linkage using data that cover a large set of manufacturing and service industries over the past two decades. We focus on multifactor productivity (MFP), which plays a crucial role in GDP growth and accounts for a significant share of its cross-country variance. We find evidence that reforms promoting private governance and competition (where these are viable) tend to boost productivity. Both privatisation and entry liberalisation are estimated to have a positive impact on productivity. In manufacturing the gains are greater the further a given country is from the technology leader, suggesting that regulation limiting ...Policy research working papers ;2944.World Bank e-Library.Régulation, productivité et croissance dans les pays de l'OCDEEconomicsEconomicsK23jelcL16jelcL33jelcC23jelcL5jelcO4jelcNicoletti Giuseppe120269Scarpetta Stefano124518World Bank.Human Development Network.Social Protection Team.DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910139787903321Regulation, productivity and growth3460576UNINA