Olivier Boylaud

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a database of indicators of product market regulations and employment protection legislation for most of the OECD countries and illustrate a methodology for aggregating these detailed indicators into summary indicators of the strictness of regulations.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse cross-country differences in the regulation of the retail distribution industry in the OECD area, focusing on the situation in 1998, and find that regulations that restrict shop opening hours and hinder access by imposing special requirements for outlet registration, siting and/or size thresholds curb the dynamism of the industry, leading to lower employment growth and higher consumer prices.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse regulatory developments in the road freight and retail distribution industries of OECD Member countries and compare regulatory approaches on the basis of quantitative indicators of the degree of restrictions placed on market mechanisms.

TL;DR: In this article, regulatory developments across OECD Member countries in the road freight industry, with a focus on how these developments have affected competition and performance, are analyzed and the empirical evidence available suggests that liberalisation has promoted efficiency and consumer welfare in the countries that have implemented reforms.