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What Do Competitiveness Rankings Show Us? — Substantiation and Informativeness of the World Economic Forum’s Competitiveness Ranking

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  • Vargha, Bálint Tamás
  • Németh, Erzsébet
  • Pályi, Katalin Ágnes

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In the past few years, competitiveness has become one of the main focus of economic policy. This study provides an overview of the measurement risks mentioned in the references in connection with the measuring of competitiveness, and using the method of document analysis it evaluates whether the competitiveness index of the World Economic Forum meets the requirements of science and whether it provides adequate information for decision-makers and the professional public. The paper establishes that international competitiveness measurements sum up several relevant data sources that provide valuable information about national economies and socio-economic development levels. However, the large quantities of data of a quite diverse nature do not allow such rankings to inform about a nation’s competitiveness in a scientific depth. Choice of some data sources of the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report was not based on their connection with competitiveness, and in some cases are inconsistent.

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  • Vargha, Bálint Tamás & Németh, Erzsébet & Pályi, Katalin Ágnes, 2019. "What Do Competitiveness Rankings Show Us? — Substantiation and Informativeness of the World Economic Forum’s Competitiveness Ranking," Public Finance Quarterly, Corvinus University of Budapest, vol. 64(3), pages 350-368.
    • Handle: RePEc:pfq:journl:v:64:y:2019:i:3:p:350-368
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35551/PFQ_2019_3_3
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    Keywords

    competitiveness; measurement; international rank; scientific reliability;
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    JEL classification:

    • C18 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Methodolical Issues: General
    • C82 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data; Data Access
    • H00 - Public Economics - - General - - - General
    • H10 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - General
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General

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