Competitiveness and Productivity

by Bob Jacobson, APS Chairman

All too often there is too much information from too many sources to go through, but the two best sources for competitiveness information by country come from the World Economic Forum in Switzerland

http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Global%20Competitiveness%20Report/index.htm

and

the National Competitiveness Report by the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies at Seoul National University

http://www.ips.or.kr/site/IPS_english/research/
download/NCR2009_01_e.pdf

If you are trying to determine where in the world you might want to look to set up a place of business, either of these tools is extremely helpful.