{"title":"A More Dynamic Economy","authors":"Andrew Leigh","doi":"10.1111/1467-8462.12488","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Economic dynamism is fundamental to productivity and living standards. Several important metrics suggest that the Australian economy has become less dynamic over recent decades. The share of workers starting a new job has fallen. Among employing businesses, the start-up rate has declined. On average, markets have become more concentrated. Mark-ups have increased. Reinvigorating competition policy may be an important means of boosting dynamism and raising the rate of productivity growth.</p>","PeriodicalId":46348,"journal":{"name":"Australian Economic Review","volume":"55 4","pages":"431-440"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Australian Economic Review","FirstCategoryId":"96","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8462.12488","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ECONOMICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Economic dynamism is fundamental to productivity and living standards. Several important metrics suggest that the Australian economy has become less dynamic over recent decades. The share of workers starting a new job has fallen. Among employing businesses, the start-up rate has declined. On average, markets have become more concentrated. Mark-ups have increased. Reinvigorating competition policy may be an important means of boosting dynamism and raising the rate of productivity growth.
期刊介绍:
An applied economics journal with a strong policy orientation, The Australian Economic Review publishes high-quality articles applying economic analysis to a wide range of macroeconomic and microeconomic topics relevant to both economic and social policy issues. Produced by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, it is the leading journal of its kind in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. While it is of special interest to Australian academics, students, policy makers, and others interested in the Australian economy, the journal also considers matters of international interest.