Articles

Spotify goes for gutsy direct listing on stock exchange – here are the winners and losers

By Arturo Bris, Michael R. Wade

When Spotify finally went public on the New York Stock Exchange on April 3 as SPOT, it did so in a very unconventional way. For one thing, there was none of the usual fanfare. The CEO didn’t ring...

Blockchange! New book provides insights on how to survive the crypto economy

PRESS RELEASE - A new book on blockchain and cryptocurrency has been released today. The authors Professor Arturo Bris and Redmer Huizinga explain in an accessible way how blockchain, the...

Gender Inequality and R&D

By Christos Cabolis

For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the IMD World Competitiveness Center will explore the relationship between economies that exhibit high competitiveness and the number of...

The German election & sentiments on migration

By Christos Cabolis

Mrs. Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, has led her country in successful economic performance since she took office in 2005. Indeed, Germany exhibits increasing values in the...

Is the flow of skilled labor related to the agility of an economy?

By Christos Cabolis

Reflecting on the popular topics for 2017, two themes stand out among those, which captured the interest of researchers and commentators. First, the ability of economies to successfully address...

What drives brain drain and brain gain?

By Shlomo Ben-Hur, Arturo Bris with José Caballero.

Based on the extensive data and survey results gathered by the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (taken from the years 2000-2016), The IMD World Talent Ranking assesses the ability of 61 countries...

European economies best at recruiting and retaining top talent, says IMD study

European economies are superior when it comes to attracting, developing and retaining top talent, according to a major new study by the World Competitiveness Center at IMD, the leading global...

Has the world become more globalized?

By Christos Cabolis

How open an economy is affects its size and the level of competitiveness of the country. The free flow of goods and services, talent, and ideas benefits economies in many ways from making them...

Venezuela: A Default in the Making

By Arturo Bris with José Caballero.

Venezuela is close to a sovereign default. The country's reserves are being depleted and its debt obligations will make it technically insolvent before the end of the year—it must repay...

Rural mission

By Arturo Bris

The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) has arguably the world’s largest and most disparate customer base. It aims to serve a widely dispersed rural population of nearly 600 million people, often...

Brexit: A Year After

By Christos Cabolis

It is a little more than a year since Britain surprised pundits and analysts by voting to exit the European Union. In the last few months, economic and financial publications have been comparing...

World Competitiveness Yearbook 2017

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...

Do more adaptive economies exhibit higher productivity?

By Christos Cabolis

Technology changes at great speed and affects not only how businesses function but also how countries perform today and evolve in the future. From 3D-printing, robotics, and neuro-technology...

Is Switzerland headed for a crisis?

By Arturo Bris

Switzerland is heavily integrated into international markets and therefore some of the biggest risks looming on the financial horizon have potential to affect the country. IMD Professor Arturo...

What is the future of the European Union?

By Arturo Bris

After Brexit and other recent anti-Europe sentiment rearing its head in national elections around Europe, is there reason to be optimistic about the Union? IMD Professor Arturo Bris answers looks at...