Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/28036 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
Diskussionsbeiträge No. 2006/10
Publisher: 
Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Berlin
Abstract: 
This study explores the effects of market deregulation on employment growth. Empirical analysis of an OECD country panel (1990-2004) suggests that lower levels of product and labor market regulation foster employment growth, including through sizable interaction effects. A theoretical framework is developed for evaluating deregulation strategies in the presence of reform costs. Optimal deregulation takes various forms depending on the deregulation costs and the strength of reform interactions. Compared to the first best, decentralized decision-making can lead to excessive or insufficient deregulation. Securing the first best requires coordinating deregulation activities across sectors and overcoming the partial perspective of decision makers.
Subjects: 
Product market regulation
labor market regulation
employment growth
policy coordination
sequencing
JEL: 
L51
E24
J50
ISBN: 
3938369353
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
467.08 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.