Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013 | Jennifer Blanke
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2012-09-05

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Jennifer Blanke, Lead Economist, Senior Director and Head of the Global Competitiveness Network at the World Economic Forum, presents The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013. The Global Competitiveness Report's competitiveness ranking is based on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), which was first developed for the World Economic Forum by Sala-i-Martin, a co-author of this year's report, in 2004. The report defines competitiveness as the set of institutions, policies and factors that determine the level of productivity of a country, GCI scores are calculated by drawing together public and private data around 12 key categories -- the pillars of competitiveness -- that together make up a comprehensive picture of a country's competitiveness.