Barriers to Competition in Croatia : The Role of Government Regulation

De Rosa, Donato; Madzarevic-Sujster, Sanja; Boromisa, Ana-Maria; Sonje, Velimir

dc.creator	De Rosa, Donato
dc.creator	Madzarevic-Sujster, Sanja
dc.creator	Boromisa, Ana-Maria
dc.creator	Sonje, Velimir
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:13:41Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:13:41Z
dc.date	2009-10-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-18T19:38:33Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-18T19:38:33Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20091109084001
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4308
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/249808
dc.description	This paper examines product market policies in Croatia by benchmarking them to OECD countries and highlighting how policies that are more conducive to competition would stimulate a more efficient allocation of resources and, in consequence, facilitate convergence to higher income levels. OECD indicators of overall regulation in product markets indicate that Croatias policies in 2007 were generally more restrictive of competition than were the policies in OECD countries. This is especially true for policies concerned with the degree of state control of the economy and with barriers to entrepreneurship. Regulatory obstacles to trade and foreign direct investment, by contrast, are in line with those of pre-accession European Union countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovak Republic, and Poland in 2003, as well as Bulgaria and Romania in 2006), albeit well above the OECD average. Regulation of post, electricity, gas, telecoms, air, rail, and road transport, as estimated by the OECD energy transport and communication sectors indicator, is also less liberal than in the OECD, highlighting the positive knock-on effects for the rest of the economy that could derive from further liberalization of network industries.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5100
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	AIR FARES
dc.subject	AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subject	AIR TRAVEL
dc.subject	ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO COMPETITION
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	CARRIERS
dc.subject	CODES OF PRACTICE
dc.subject	COMMON MARKET
dc.subject	COMPETITION POLICY
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE PRESSURE
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE PRODUCT
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	COMPETITORS
dc.subject	COMPLIANCE STRATEGIES
dc.subject	CONSUMER PROTECTION
dc.subject	CONTROL REGULATION
dc.subject	CONTROL REGULATIONS
dc.subject	CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	DOMESTIC AIRLINES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC COMPETITION
dc.subject	DRIVING
dc.subject	DYNAMIC ECONOMY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	FARES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTOR
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subject	FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	FOREIGN TRADE
dc.subject	FREE TRADE
dc.subject	FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	FREIGHT
dc.subject	FREIGHT SERVICES
dc.subject	FREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subject	GASOLINE
dc.subject	GLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT REGULATION
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL HARMONIZATION OF STANDARDS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL NORMS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INVENTORY
dc.subject	INVESTMENT BARRIERS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	LAND TRANSPORT
dc.subject	LEGISLATION
dc.subject	LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subject	MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject	MARKET COMPETITION
dc.subject	MARKET INCENTIVES
dc.subject	MARKET REFORM
dc.subject	MARKET REGULATION
dc.subject	MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subject	MARKET SHARE
dc.subject	MARKET STRUCTURE
dc.subject	MOBILITY
dc.subject	MOTOR VEHICLES
dc.subject	MUTUAL RECOGNITION
dc.subject	PASSENGER TRANSPORT
dc.subject	PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subject	POLICY GOALS
dc.subject	POLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject	PRICE CONTROL
dc.subject	PRICE CONTROLS
dc.subject	PRICE REGULATION
dc.subject	PRIVATE MARKET
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PRIVATIZATION
dc.subject	PRODUCT MARKET
dc.subject	PRODUCT MARKETS
dc.subject	PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subject	PROFESSIONAL BODIES
dc.subject	PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
dc.subject	PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject	PUBLIC ENTERPRISE
dc.subject	PUBLIC INTEREST
dc.subject	PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject	RAIL
dc.subject	RAIL TRANSPORT
dc.subject	RAILROAD
dc.subject	RAILWAY
dc.subject	RAILWAYS
dc.subject	REGULATORS
dc.subject	REGULATORY APPROACHES
dc.subject	REGULATORY AREAS
dc.subject	REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
dc.subject	REGULATORY BODIES
dc.subject	REGULATORY BURDEN
dc.subject	REGULATORY CONTROLS
dc.subject	REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subject	REGULATORY GOALS
dc.subject	REGULATORY IMPACT
dc.subject	REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT
dc.subject	REGULATORY INTERVENTION
dc.subject	REGULATORY MEASURES
dc.subject	REGULATORY POLICIES
dc.subject	REGULATORY POLICY
dc.subject	REGULATORY PRACTICES
dc.subject	REGULATORY PROCESSES
dc.subject	REGULATORY PROVISIONS
dc.subject	REGULATORY REGIME
dc.subject	REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	RETAIL
dc.subject	RETAIL PRICES
dc.subject	RETAIL TRADE
dc.subject	ROAD
dc.subject	ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	ROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subject	ROUTES
dc.subject	RULES
dc.subject	SAFETY
dc.subject	SAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subject	SALE
dc.subject	SALES
dc.subject	SELF-REGULATION
dc.subject	SINGLE MARKET
dc.subject	STARTUPS
dc.subject	TECHNICAL STANDARDS
dc.subject	TRADABLE PERMITS
dc.subject	TRANSITION COUNTRIES
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	TRUE
dc.subject	TURNOVER
dc.subject	TYPE OF REGULATION
dc.subject	VOLUNTARY ARRANGEMENT
dc.subject	VOLUNTARY CODES
dc.subject	WHOLESALE TRADE
dc.subject	WORKING CAPITAL
dc.subject	WORLD TRADE
dc.title	Barriers to Competition in Croatia : The Role of Government Regulation
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	Europe and Central Asia
dc.coverage	Europe and Central Asia
dc.coverage	Europe
dc.coverage	Eastern Europe
dc.coverage	Croatia