The Macroeconomic Effects of Legal- Simplification Programmes

Luis Costa and Miguel Aubyn ()

No 2012/12, Working Papers Department of Economics from ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Universidade de Lisboa

Abstract: Legal simplification may improve the quality of institutions in industrialised countries that developed over-complex legal systems. In theory, this type of regulatory reform promotes economic efficiency, leading to higher levels of productivity and output. In this paper we use a Panel Factor-Augmented VAR approach to measure the long-run impact of legal-simplification programmes in total factor productivity. We identify shocks using data on regulatory quality and exploring qualitative information publicly available. The estimated long-run impact on total factor productivity of a typical programme is significant and about 0.6 per cent.

Keywords: Legal simplification; Regulatory reform; FAVAR; Productivity JEL Classification: E02, K10, K20, K40, O43, O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-05
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