An assessment of whether sectoral policies are necessary and more efficient for growth than promoting horizontal policies, rules and institutions or withdrawing altogether lies at the heart of research by the programme. This tries to examine:
- What types of sectoral policies are effective and what are wasting resources?
- Are there any public policies’ biases against the service industries vis-à -vis other sectors?
- Should different categories of countries have different type of sectoral policies?
We are now working to build on our expertise on (trade in) services and how to develop service sectors.
