Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Japan [E-Book] / Jens Høj and Michael Wise
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. Thus, the level and growth of productivity have been low in many domestically or...
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Personal Name(s): | Høj, Jens. |
Wise, Michael. | |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing,
2004
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51 p. ; 21 x 29.7cm. |
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englisch |
DOI: |
10.1787/222508788602 |
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers ;
387 |
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Economics Japan |
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