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Returning to 2018, the Trump administration’s rollback of Obama-era regulations and enactment of corporate-tax reform have both helped to promote growth.
Consumer credit began in China only in the late 1990’s, with regulations allowing banks to offer mortgage loans, which now amount to about 10% of total loans.
For that, developing countries will need to deploy new technologies relatively efficiently, taking into account the role of labor-market skills and regulations.
The Industrial Revolution – another major turning point for humankind – brought massive changes in regulations and laws, from the various Factories Acts in the United Kingdom to the implementation of income tax in 1842.
For some, the problem is that government regulations make compliance too onerous for small firms.
Efficient production requires a division of labor among those who know about technology, marketing, finance, logistics, human-resource management, contracts, regulations, distribution, customer service, and much else.
Many in the financial-services industry are concerned about the costs of new regulations.
Fourth, the volume of agricultural trade between countries must be increased, which can be accomplished by harmonizing trade regulations, lowering transportation costs, reducing tariffs, and improving warehouse and cold-storage facilities.
While little investment is needed to upgrade the service sector, dismantling excessive regulations will require strong political will.
As the ECB’s common monetary policy cannot fit the macroeconomic conditions of all the member countries, the eurozone countries need macro-prudential regulations that aim at reducing excessive credit growth.
For example, many governments have implemented regulations for banks and insurance companies that increase the amount of government debt that they own.
Just as governments have used laws, regulations, and other tools with great success to discourage smoking, so must they encourage citizens to eat a balanced diet – for the sake of their health and that of our planet.
The head of the European Banking Authority, Andrea Enria, has issued new regulations that are not bank-friendly.
The Bali package commits WTO members to moving toward lowering non-tariff trade barriers – for example, by establishing more transparent customs regulations and reducing trade-related paperwork.
More importantly, companies such as General Electric are committing to green goals that go well beyond government regulations.
For example, between 1978 and 1987, government regulations produced an improvement of 40% in the fuel efficiency of new American-made cars.
Other examples include migration restrictions, trade policies, and regulations on tax havens.
Then there are the complex and varied laws, rules, and regulations shaping the business environment in each country.
It will also be a matter of market incentives, government regulations, and public support for research and development.
But the practical reality is that it cannot deliver the tough regulations, closely tailored to domestic economic and political requirements, which financial markets badly need in the aftermath of the worst financial upheaval the world economy has experienced since the Great Depression.
When financial regulations are devised by a coterie of global regulators in distant venues, it is bankers and technocrats who gain the upper hand.
Naturally, regulatory diversity would require cross-border financial controls to ensure that banks do not evade national regulations by operating from foreign jurisdictions.
Regulatory diversity is indeed costly for bankers, who would have to adjust to differences in regulations across national borders.
Some financial segmentation is a price well worth paying for stronger regulations that are solidly backed by domestic politics.
The chief culprits for Europe’s underperformance are well known: high taxes, too many and bad regulations, the absence of key markets, and high public expenditures.
Across the continent, but especially in southern Europe, taxes and strict labor-market regulations keep unemployment high, at 11% of the labor force, and dissuade Europeans from investing in their education.
Many other countries, such as Korea and Singapore, have regulations – loan-to-value ratios, for example – limiting how much households can borrow.
Instead, the Chinese government launched a raft of radical reforms, including large-scale privatization of industry and elimination of price controls and protectionist policies and regulations.
Rather than seeking to rein in disruptive businesses such as Airbnb and Uber, governments should introduce regulations that enable their sustained growth, while looking for ways to leverage their technologies and entrepreneurial approaches to boost social welfare.
The UK would have to accept EU product standards and regulations lock, stock and barrel, with no say in their design – and would be in a far weaker position when negotiating market-access agreements with non-EU partners like China.
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