The conference brought together government officials, academics and OECD delegates to identify effective ways to improve institutional frameworks for regulatory policy to drive inclusive growth.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WORKSHOP

• Panel discussion on “The impact of regulatory policy: towards an enabling environment for dynamic and inclusive economies” with participants from national and subnational government.
• Keynote speech by the Hon. Victor Michael Dominello MP, New South Wales Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation.
• Presentation on “The role of institutions for regulatory policy in promoting productivity and inclusive growth” by Gary Banks, Chair of the OECD Regulatory Policy Committee, and Dean of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government, Australia.
• Presentation on “Assessing the productivity and welfare gains from better regulation” by Jenny Gordon, Principal Adviser Research at the Productivity Commission Australia
• Closed-door workshop on “Institutional frameworks for evidence-based regulatory policy making”. 

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• Policy findings and workshop proceedings
  
• List of participants
  
• Speaker profiles
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BACKGROUND MATERIAL

• Arndt, C. et al. (2016), “Building regulatory policy systems in OECD countries”, OECD Working Papers on Regulatory Policy (forthcoming).
• Australia Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development (2016), “Disruptive Technologies – what do governments need to do?”.
• Banks, Gary (2015), "Institutions to Promote Pro-Productivity Policies: Logic and Lessons", OECD Productivity Working Papers, No. 1, OECD Publishing.
• OECD (2016), "The institutional framework for regulatory policy: Scoping note", OECD.
• OECD (2015), OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2015, OECD Publishing.
• OECD (2015), Regulatory Policy in Perspective: A Reader's Companion to the OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2015, OECD Publishing. 
• Lunn, P. (2014), Regulatory Policy and Behavioural Economics, OECD Publishing.
• OECD (2014), OECD Framework for Regulatory Policy Evaluation, OECD Publishing.
• OECD (2014), OECD Regulatory Compliance Cost Assessment Guidance, OECD Publishing.
• OECD (2014), Regulatory Enforcement and Inspections, OECD Best Practice Principles for Regulatory Policy, OECD Publishing.
• OECD (2014), The Governance of Regulators, OECD Best Practice Principles for Regulatory Policy, OECD Publishing.
• OECD (2013), International Regulatory Co-operation: Addressing Global Challenges, OECD Publishing.
• OECD (2012), 2012 Recommendation of the Council on Regulatory Policy and Governance, OECD Publishing.
• Productivity Commission Australia (2016), "Digital disruptions: What do governments need to do?", 
• Productivity Commission Australia (2015), "Business Set-up, Transfer and Closure". 
• Productivity Commission Australia (2012), "Regulatory Impact Analysis: Benchmarking". 
• Productivity Commission Australia (2011), "Identifying and Evaluating Regulation Reforms". 

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CONTACT

Christiane Arndt
Head of Programme, Measuring Regulatory Performance, OECD

Rebecca Schultz

Junior Policy Analyst, Measuring Regulatory Performance, OECD