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What does the SpaceX IPO tell us about what it takes to be future ready?

June 12, 2026 • by Howard Yu in Industrials • 7 min read

he SpaceX IPO illustrates a key finding of the latest Future Readiness Indicator, today’s winners are no longer asset-light, but asset heavy. Does this mean that vertical integration should be top of...

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economic outcome environment metrics

Do aggregate economic profit outcomes align with established metrics about national business environments?

January 23, 2024 • by Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Alexander Gruber, Felix Reitz in Crux of Capitalism • 4 min read

The economic profit measure developed in the Crux of Capitalism initiative is based solely on reported firm performance. As such it departs from established metrics of the national business environment...

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Davos was abuzz with AI, but let’s not forget that this is an economic forum

January 19, 2024 • by Öykü Işık, Amit Joshi, Sarah E. Toms, Misiek Piskorski, Alyson Meister, Arturo Bris, Natalia Olynec, Knut Haanaes, Heather Cairns-Lee, Alexander Fleischmann in Competitiveness • 8 min read

What are the key takeaways from this year’s World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting? IMD experts share reflections direct from Davos...

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