3. Competitiveness Index: Introduction
‘ The Global Competitiveness Index integrates the macroeconomic environment
d h i /b i f i i i i l i d ’and the micro/business aspects of competitiveness into a single index’
What it does ?
• It assesses the ability of countries to provide high levels of prosperity to their• It assesses the ability of countries to provide high levels of prosperity to their
citizens by using available resources productively
• It measures the set of institutions, policies, and factors that set the sustainable
current and medium‐term levels of economic prosperity
Who developed it ?
• This mechanism of measuring competitiveness of nations was developed by Xavier
Sala i Martin and Elsa V Artadi This is widely used by World Economic ForumSala‐i‐Martin and Elsa V. Artadi. This is widely used by World Economic Forum
(WEF) in its Global Competitiveness Report (GCR)
• Before that, the macroeconomic ranks were based on Jeffrey Sachs's Growth
Development Index and the microeconomic ranks were based on Michael
P t ' B i C titi I dPorter's Business Competitiveness Index
9. The interrelation of the 12 pillars
• Even though, these pillars are reported separately, they are not independent &
weakness in one area often has a negative impact in others.
• For example,
• a strong innovation capacity (pillar 12) will be very difficult to achieve without
a healthy, well‐educated and trained workforce (pillars 4 and 5)
• which is adept at absorbing new technologies (pillar 9), and without sufficient
financing (pillar 8) for R&D or an efficient goods market that makes it possiblefinancing (pillar 8) for R&D or an efficient goods market that makes it possible
to take new innovations to market (pillar 6).
• Although the pillars are aggregated into a single index, measures are reported forAlthough the pillars are aggregated into a single index, measures are reported for
the 12 pillars separately because such details provide a sense of the specific areas
in which a particular country needs to improve.
11. Different Stages of Development
As per economic theory of stages of development, there are three stages,
1st stage: The factor‐driven stage of developmentg g p
GCI assumes that economies in the first stage are mainly factor driven and compete
based on their factor endowments ‐ primarily low‐skilled labor and natural
resources.
Maintaining competitiveness at this stage of development requires pillar 1, 2, 3 & 4
2nd stage: The efficiency‐driven stage of development
As a country becomes more competitive, productivity will increase and wages will
rise with advancing development.
At this point, competitiveness is increasingly driven by pillar 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
3rd Stage: The innovation‐driven stage of development
By this stage, the wages will have risen by so much that to sustain higher wages
d d d f li i h i b i h i h d/ iand standard of living, their businesses have to compete with new and/or unique
products, services, models, and processes.
At this point, competitiveness is increasingly driven by pillar 11 & 12
14. Sustainability‐adjusted GCI
• This measure fulfills the need to better understand the relationship between
economic competitiveness and social and environmental sustainability
• This measure aims to assess the set of institutions, policies and factors that make a
nation remain productive over the longer term while ensuring social and
environmental sustainabilityenvironmental sustainability
• It measures not only the propensity to prosper and grow, but also integrates the
notion of “quality growth”, taking into account environmental stewardship and
social sustainabilityy
• In this model, the GCI is adjusted by two new pillars,
– The social sustainability pillar: This measures the “set of institutions, policies and factors that
enable all members of society to experience the best possible health, participation and
security; and to maximize their potential to contribute to and benefit from the economicsecurity; and to maximize their potential to contribute to and benefit from the economic
prosperity of the country in which they live”
– The environmental sustainability pillar: This measures “the institutions, policies and factors
that ensure an efficient management of resources to enable prosperity for present and future
generations” A conceptual representation of this framework is presented in the figure belowgenerations . A conceptual representation of this framework is presented in the figure below.
19. Survey structure
• About Your Company
• Overall Perceptions of Your Economy
• Government and Public Institutions
• Infrastructure
• Innovation and Technology
• Financial Environment
• Foreign Trade and Investment
• Domestic Competition
• Company Operations and Strategy
• Education and Human Capital
• Corruption, Ethics and Social Responsibility
• Travel & Tourism
• Environment
• Health
24. GCI of BRIC nations
Stages of BRIC economies
Stage 1 Transition from
Stage 1 to 2
Stage 2 Transition from
Stage 2 to 3
Stage 3
India ‐ China Brazil & Russia ‐
Adjustment to the GCI scores by sustainability indicators
C GCI R k S i l i bili E i l S i biliCountry GCI Rank Social sustainability ‐
adjusted GCI
Environmental
sustainability ‐ adjusted GCI
Sustainability‐
adjusted GCI†
Brazil 48 4.22 4.69 4.46
Russia 67 4.09 3.87 3.98
India 59 3.70 3.75 3.73
China 29 4.61 4.27 4.44