World Competitiveness Yearbook 2020

China's self-reliance, innovation & resilience under 'Made in China 2025' continue to shape its global role amid geopolitical tensions & policy challenges.

Your gut instinct matters in a data-driven world. IMD’s Heather Cairns-Lee & Eugene Sadler-Smith explain how intuition enhances decision-making in uncertainty.

Early in his career, Dolf van den Brink did everything he could to project an image of authority – including wearing spectacles he didn’t need. It wasn’t until he learned to be comfortable in his skin that he began to excel as a leader, he tells ...

Now in its eighth year, the 2024 IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures the capacity and readiness of 67 economies to adopt and explore digital technologies as a key driver for economic transformation in business, government, and wider...

A balanced assessment of the past eight years is that, in terms of trade policy, America has turned protectionist, implementing significant measures to restrict domestic market access to foreign (non-US) imports.

Key minds behind the Hinrich-IMD Sustainable Trade Index – Deborah Elms, Chuin Wei Yap, Christos Cabolis, and Simon Evenett – explain how decision-makers can benefit from looking at industrial policy in granular detail, given its resurgence and th...