Suppose that one were to divide the countries included in the latest Doing Business report into two groups. Call the first group (made up of…
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Suppose that one were to divide the countries included in the latest Doing Business report into two groups. Call the first group (made up of…
There are many ways to think about income inequality. One can, for instance, look at it within the boundaries of a particular country and ask…
Across the world, gender inequalities are large and persistent. We have inequalities in basic human rights, in control over economic resources (land, finance, information, earnings…
The world’s population by 2030 is projected to be 8.1 billion, 2 billion more than in 2000. A full 95 percent of the increase over…
There are a number of challenges we face in coming years which are likely to put enormous pressures on the public finances of governments virtually…
The best innovation capacity in Latin AmericaWith a rank of 29 among the 131 countries included in the ICI, Chile is by far the best…
Korea is ranked 11 in the 2010 edition of the Innovation Capacity Index, because it does extremely well in many of the areas captured by…
The Innovation Capacity Index (ICI) gives Spain a rank of 29,1 somewhere between the Baltics and Chile. The rank itself is not bad, and it…
Brazil has taken important steps in recent years to modernize its economy and to lay a stable foundation for sustainable growth. Its ranking of 81…
The last year that China’s growth rate was below 7.5 percent was 1990. On a PPP-adjusted basis, Chinese GDP has already overtaken Japan and Germany,…