01757cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016846 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475524925 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Lanau, Sergi. The Impact of Product Market Reforms on Firm Productivity in Italy / Sergi Lanau, Petia Topalova. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (25 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper examines the role of removing obstacles to competition in product markets in raising growth and productivity. Using firm-level data from Italy during 2003-13 and OECD measures of product market regulation, we estimate the effect of deregulation in network sectors on value added and productivity of firms in these sectors, as well as firms using these intermediates in their production processes. We find evidence of a significant positive impact. These effects are more pronounced in Italian provinces with more efficient public administration, underscoring the complementarities of advancing public administration and product market reforms simultaneously. Mode of access: Internet Topalova, Petia. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/119 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2016/119/001.2016.issue-119-en.xml IMF e-Library