Structural policies and productivity: Evidence from Portuguese firms

This paper provides empirical evidence on links between the productivity of Portuguese firms and a number of policy variables in Portugal. The analysis is based on a census of Portuguese manufacturing companies, covering more than 40,000 firms between 2006 and 2011. The results suggest that a number...

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Main Author: Arnold, Jens Matthias (Author)
Other Authors: Barbosa, Natália (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2015
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers
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Summary:This paper provides empirical evidence on links between the productivity of Portuguese firms and a number of policy variables in Portugal. The analysis is based on a census of Portuguese manufacturing companies, covering more than 40,000 firms between 2006 and 2011. The results suggest that a number of these variables matter for firm performance, including the number of procedures required to start a business, a more extensive coverage of collective wage bargaining agreements, the tax burden, tax compliance costs and the number of procedures required to enforce a contract
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (13 Seiten) 21 x 29.7cm
DOI:10.1787/5jrw21mfp4kd-en

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