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Review of Competitiveness Frameworks: An Analysis Conducted for the Irish National Competitiveness Council

By: Christian H.M. Ketels
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  • | Language:English
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Abstract

The report reviews recent research on competitiveness as well as the use of competitiveness frameworks applied in leading international competitiveness rankings and in national competitiveness assessments. The report includes four main parts: The initial chapter focuses on the definition of competitiveness, looking at both the academic debate about the term and the role such definitions have played in guiding applied work. The following chapter turns towards the fundamental drivers of competitiveness. The third part of the review turns towards the measurement of competitiveness, looking at the current practice of competitiveness rankings and reports, and highlighting the key conceptual issues in translating data on different aspects of competitiveness into policy-relevant analysis and advice. A final chapter contrasts the competitiveness framework currently applied by the Irish NCC with this research and develops a set of concrete suggestions for further developing it.

Keywords

Competitiveness; Competition; Analysis

Citation

Ketels, Christian H.M. "Review of Competitiveness Frameworks: An Analysis Conducted for the Irish National Competitiveness Council." Report, Dublin, Ireland, April 2016.
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