scholarly journals The Problem of the Ease of Doing Business Assessment

10.3846/155 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 66-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mindaugas Samoška
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Ease Of Doing Business ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

The study deals with the ease of doing business and global competitiveness assessment models. Both models basically describe conditions for doing business in a certain country that is being ranked and evaluated. However, different data mining principles differ the results (quantitative and qualitative methods), although factors measured are basically the same concerning its nature and importance. The World Economic Forum’s method takes into account several factors that are possible to evaluate only in quantitative method (e.g. Ethics and corruption). We have overviewed both models and graphically presented evaluation processes with detailed factors that are evaluated in each model.

scholarly journals PEDOMAN PERATURAN PERUNDANG-UNDANGAN DI INDONESIA: PERAN INDEKS INTERNASIONAL

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Handa Abidin
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The State ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Competitiveness Index ◽  
Ease Of Doing Business ◽  
Competitiveness Index ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Negative Impacts

There are a number of positive impacts if Indonesia uses these three indexes: the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business, the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index, and the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index as guidance for “peraturan perundang-undangan” (laws and regulations). Nonetheless, it is important to note that there are also negative impacts that could arise. One of the important solutions to avoid negative impacts is to consistently comply with Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the State of the Republic of Indonesia. The concept of using international indexes as guidance is not only limited to the Ease of Doing Business, the Global Competitiveness Index, and the Rule of Law Index. Other relevant international indexes could have also roles in providing guidance for laws and regulations in Indonesia, by taking into account the discussion and recommendations in this research, in particular: these indexes must be in accordance with Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the State of the Republic of Indonesia. Furthermore, this research also provides recommendations for how to improve Indonesia’s rankings on the three indexes, which could also be relevant in the context of other international indexes.  

scholarly journals DOING BUSINESS IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR AFRICA’S INDUSTRIALIZATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezimma Nnabuife ◽  
Titus Chukwuemezie Okeke ◽  
Purity. U. Ndubuisi-Okolo
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Medium Scale ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Ease Of Doing Business ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Starting A Business

Evidence has shown that no continent can develop without being industrialized and such industrialization must be seen as emanating from the individual Nations that make up the continent. Africa as a continent has continued to lag behind in industrialization mainly because most of the countries that make it up are still not measuring up in the indices of global competitiveness, especially the ease of doing business index published by the World Bank. Nigeria, the focus of the study, usually described as one of the largest economies in Africa, still has many hurdles preventing it from satisfying most indicators of the ease of doing business index. This study was informed by the need to investigate the specific factors militating against the ease of doing business in Nigeria comparing them with those of select leading nations. Findings reveal that procedures for starting a business, getting electricity, registering property, and paying taxes were the most problematic areas encountered by Nigeria’s small and medium scale businesses. It was, therefore, recommended that procedures and requirements towards reaching the mentioned indices in the ease of doing business should be made more easily accessible and multiple taxations made impossible through more stringent laws.

scholarly journals Lithuania’s Competitiveness: Myths, Realities and Perspectives

Ekonomika ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jekaterina Rojaka
Keyword(s):  
International Comparisons ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
National Competitiveness ◽  
Economic Trends ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
National Programs ◽  
Individual Economy

In recent years, the concept of national competitiveness and favourable business environment is broadly associated with economic development. The countries are increasingly paying attention to their competitiveness on global markets by promoting national programs and founding institutions aimed at tackling competitiveness issues. A number of leading international organizations, research institutes and business entities carry out global comparative studies on nation’s competitiveness. However, the global competitiveness ranking results are often inconsistent with economic trends. This raises a question whether the international competitiveness ran kings provide a proper guidance for an individual economy in improving the business environment. The paper aims at revealing the factors behind the discrepancies in evaluating a national competitiveness by international institutions and national agents. The analysis is based on the datasets of two influential publications - Doing Business (the World Bank) and Global Competitiveness Report (World Economic Forum). The study was enriched by a questionnaire, specially tailored to assess the most problematic issues in measuring the business and investment environment. The research has shown that the international comparisons only partially correspond to the national perception of competitiveness. The paper also addresses policy insights for enhancing Lithuania’s competitiveness.

scholarly journals Global competitiveness divide and the middle-income-trap

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Yaw Acheampong
Keyword(s):  
High Income ◽  
World Economic Forum ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Income Levels ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Income Status ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Middle Income Trap

In recent times, the middle-income trap (MIT) has become a pertinent issue as economists, researchers and development practitioners continue seek answers to why the majority of middle-income countries find it difficult to advance to high-income status. There is still no consensus in literature as to the exact cause(s) and the solution to the MIT. The World Economic Forum posits that, the score of countries on the Global Competitive Index (GCI) 4.0 accounts for over 80% of the variation in income levels of countries. This suggests that the extent of global competitiveness of countries could potentially help them to escape the MIT. However, some competitiveness literature have identified an apparent competitiveness divide among countries. This paper therefore seeks to answer the following questions: how does middle-income countries differ from the high-income countries in terms of global competitiveness. The study utilises an independent samples t-test and effect size measures to examine the GCI 4.0 scores of 140 countries. The study finds a very large and significant competitiveness divide between the high and middle-income countries.

scholarly journals Menarik Investasi Ke Indonesia Dengan Tax Holiday

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-141
Author(s):  
Irwan Aribowo ◽  
Deny Irawan
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Tax Incentives ◽  
Positive Signal ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Ease Of Doing Business ◽  
Tax Holidays ◽  
The Right ◽  
Tax Holiday

This research contains about how tax holiday as one of the tax incentives used by the Indonesian government to attract investment Ease of Doing Business index (EoDB)  released by the World Bank. Tax holiday is expected to be able to provide a positive signal to investors that Indonesia is the right country to invest in. In this paper it was found that tax holidays are not capable of attracting investment alone, but other factors are needed in order for tax holidays to be successful in attracting investment. Penelitian ini berisi tentang bagaimana tax holiday sebagai salah satu insentif pajak yang digunakan oleh pemerintah Indonesia untuk menarik investasi Karena pajak merupakan salah satu yang menjadi perhitungan dalam indeks kemudahan bisnis yang dirilis oleh Bank Dunia. Tax holiday diharapkan mampu memberikan sinyal positif kepada para investor bahwa Indonesia adalah negara yang tepat untuk berinvestasi. Dalam penelitian ini dtemukan bahwa tax holiday tak mampu sendirian menarik investasi, akan tetapi dibutuhkan faktor-faktor lain agar tax holiday berhasil menarik investasi,

Competitiveness Measure of Managerial Performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-34
Author(s):  
Constanta Popescu ◽  
Radu Serban M. Zaharia
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
World Economic Forum ◽  
Managerial Performance ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Rational Management ◽  
Global Competitiveness Report

This article describes how competitiveness is a desideratum of any rational management process. Under the conditions of globalization and the imperatives of sustainable development, the need for competitive management at both micro and macroeconomic level is a necessity. Unfortunately, in many areas of economic and social activities in Romania, the authors find a lack of competitiveness in most areas of activity. This places Romania in an unfavorable place in the world hierarchy. Based on these considerations and based on data provided by the World Economic Forum through the Global Competitiveness Report for 2016-2017, this article highlights the place and weaknesses of Romania in the various aspects of competitiveness.

Comparative study of Asian economies: lessons for India

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-20
Author(s):  
Mamta Bhardwaj ◽  
Ajit Singh Naosekpam ◽  
Rupinder Tewari
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
The World ◽  
Asian Economies ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Global Competitiveness Index ◽  
Developed Nations

Purpose This paper represents a comparative study of five Asian countries, namely, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, China and India, based on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2015-2016 published by the World Economic Forum. The purpose of this study is to assess India’s position vis-a-vis the various comparator Asian economies and to identify areas for improvement so as to enhance India’s competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on the comparisons and analysis of the ranks of each country. These ranks are based on the indicators related to three categories, i.e. “Basic Requirements”, “Efficiency Enhancers” and “Innovation and Sophistication” Factors. The GCI included data from internationally recognised agencies such as the IMF, the WHO and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Findings On the basis of the aforementioned comparisons among these five Asian economies, it was found that Singapore (Rank-2) has made stupendous economic progress and is amongst the top five successful economies of the world. Taiwan, South Korea and China also have taken significant economic strides and are ranked globally at 15, 26 and 28, respectively. India, on the other hand, is ranked 55 out of 140 nations. Research limitations/implications In this paper, the countries were compared on the basis of their rank in the GCI Report 2015-2016. For an in-depth and more holistic study, comparison can be done by taking into consideration other important reports and analysis in this regard. Originality/value This is an original study where the developments that have taken place in the five Asian economies have been analysed based on the GCI. Most importantly, this study identifies the area/indicator in which India needs to improve to be placed among the developed nations.

Policies could damage Tanzania’s strong growth trend

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Growth Trend ◽  
Sharp Drop ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The World ◽  
Ease Of Doing Business ◽  
Tourism Revenue ◽  
Growing Population

Significance The World Bank’s 2017 Ease of Doing Business ranking shows Tanzania improving, moving up to 132nd place from 144 last year. However, an austerity drive and a crackdown on tax evasion may undermine progress. Businesses have shuttered since President John Magufuli took office, and commercial retrenchment could dampen key growth sectors including construction, telecoms and financial services. Impacts A fast-growing population of 53 million will add to an already large consumer base. A sharp drop in tourism revenue could prompt a review of taxation on the sector. Natural gas discoveries could boost revenue, but exports will only begin in the next decade.

scholarly journals STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF LABOR MARKET EFFICIENCY IN THE WORLD COUNTRIES

2019 ◽  
pp. 100-104
Author(s):  
E. Dolgikh ◽  
T. Pershina
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Market Efficiency ◽  
World Economic Forum ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic

The study of the labor market allows to determine the main directions of development of the country’s economy, which largely depends on a set of indicators. The article gives detailed characteristics of the components of the labor market efficiency, proposed by the World economic forum in the Report on global competitiveness. Russia’s positions among the world countries according to the importance of the efficiency of the labor market and their dynamics for the period from 2013 to 2017 have been considered. Multidimensional grouping of the world countries according to ten components has been performed, and detailed characteristics of the selected clusters has been given.

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