Tables of national competitiveness give an easily comparable ranking of the winners and losers of global economic competition. But they don't explain why the “poor” countries are four times less productive than the “rich” ones or why some rich countries are twice as productive as others....

Regions and cities are where the effects of policies to promote economic growth and social inclusion are felt in day-to-day life. The OECD Regional Outlook 2016 examines the widening productivity gap across regions within countries, and the implications of these trends for the well-being of...

Schwellenländer wie Indien und China klettern auf der technologischen Leiter scheinbar unaufhaltsam nach oben. Eine der zentralen Fragen der Globalisierung ist nun, ob es Teile der Wertschöpfungskette gibt, die nicht aus den Industrieländern abwandern können. Dieser Breicht liefert neue...