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When government makes it hard for a start-up company’s investors to sell up and move on, it simultaneously warns other investors to steer clear. Or, as economists sometimes put it, barriers to exit are barriers to entry. Read more
New research finds that incomes per capita in Italy could be 5% higher if the government wrote better laws. Many laws are confusing and hard to understand. Read more
| GDP Quarterly Change: | 0.55% |
|---|---|
| GDP Annual Change: | -0.04% |
| Inflation: | 2.35% |
| Optimal OCR: | 2.90% |
| Optimal OCR Gap: | -0.30% |
| Forecasted OCR Change: | -0.25% |
