Research Catalog

Title

Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Norway [electronic resource] / Jens Høj and Michael Wise

Author

Høj, Jens.

Publication

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2004.

Details

Additional Authors

Wise, Michael.

Description

43 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.

Summary

Norwegian growth has been strong over the past decade. This development has been supported by the off-shore sector, but depleting oil reserves implies that growth will have to rely increasingly on the mainland economy. Empirical work shows that competition is important for promoting economic growth. Recognising the benefits of competition, the government wants to introduce regulatory reforms to stimulate economic growth. However, the promotion of competition has often conflicted with other policy objectives, such as maintaining a regionally dispersed population and a high degree of public ownership. This has lead to weak competition in a number of sectors, resulting in high prices, weak innovative activity and inefficient resource allocation. Reforms to promote product market competition in Norway should therefore inter alia focus on separating the public sector's roles and functions as owner and regulator. This requires an increase in the independence of sector ...

Series Statement

OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 1815-1973 ; no.389

Uniform Title

OECD Economics Department Working Papers, no.389.

Subject

• Economics
• Norway

LCCN

10.1787/610454227534

OCLC

oecd-lib

Author

Høj, Jens.

Title

Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Norway [electronic resource] / Jens Høj and Michael Wise

Imprint

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2004.

Series

OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 1815-1973 ; no.389

OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 1815-1973 ; no.389.

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Indexed Term

Economics

Norway

Added Author

Wise, Michael.

Other Standard Identifier

10.1787/610454227534 doi