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EU services liberalization and TFP growth: Industry level evidence

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We explore whether the announcement of the EU services directive affected total factor productivity growth of European services. Difference in differences estimates highlight a positive influence following the initial announcement. Medium and high growth sectors are those which mostly benefited.

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  • Papaioannou, Sotiris K., 2018. "EU services liberalization and TFP growth: Industry level evidence," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 172(C), pages 16-18.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:172:y:2018:i:c:p:16-18
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.08.015
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    Keywords

    Services; Regulation; Productivity; European union;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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