Articles

Philanthropy & Competitiveness

By Christos Cabolis

The future of jobs—What’s at stake in the G20 Summit 2018?

By Arturo Bris

World leaders are meeting for the G20 Summit 2018 to discuss the future for work; infrastructure for development; and a sustainable food future. IMD Professor Arturo Bris shares what's at stake.

Switzerland leads the 5th consecutive edition of the IMD World Talent Ranking

PRESS RELEASE: The IMD World Competitiveness Center releases the World Talent Ranking 2018

Will the most competitive countries in 2018 rank highest in talent?

By Arturo Bris, Christos Cabolis, José Caballero, Marco Pistis

The IMD World Talent Ranking assesses how the 63 economies studied by the IMD World Competitiveness Center, attract and retain highly-skilled professionals. Cultivating a skilled and educated...

Where to go on vacation?

By Christos Cabolis

The Brazilian election through the lens of competitiveness

By Christos Cabolis

The Brazilian voters casted their ballots in the first round of the presidential elections this past Sunday and will return for the final second round on October 28. In this edition of the Criterion...

Ten years after the crisis – are we better off?

By Arturo Bris

Professor Arturo Bris writes about what finance experts have learned since the 2008 financial crisis

Have the perceptions on globalization changed?

By Christos Cabolis

Corruption and ethical practices perceptions

By Christos Cabolis

30 years of competitiveness research

By Stéphane Garelli

"Dear colleague, nations do not compete, only companies do: forget about your idea of competitiveness of nations!" This advice from a renowned professor a little over 30 years ago was a bit...

World Competitiveness Yearbook 2018

The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) is the leading annual report on the competitiveness of countries and has been published by IMD since 1989. It benchmarks the performance of 63...

The US overtakes Hong Kong at first place among world’s most competitive economies

PRESS RELEASE - Marking its 30th edition this year, the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings emphasize a long-term trend highlighted in past editions – that the countries on the top of the list each...

IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook: The 30th Edition

By Christos Cabolis

Are we headed for another recession?

By Stéphane Garelli

Whatever the situation, some economists always predict the worst: the stock market is on the eve of a resounding crash, and the economy will plunge into an unprecedented recession. Disaster is...

What makes countries happier?

By Christos Cabolis

Understanding and analyzing Subjective Well-Being, in other words Happiness, has been the research focus of different disciplines within the social sciences. It is of interest to managers and...