National (global) competitiveness became the central issue during the global crisis. Using the values of the three main subdimensions of the Global Competitiveness Index, we propose alternative DEA-based competitiveness indicators. In our approach, the index is nested in the more general measure...

The paper focuses on the social mobility as the key driver of the income inequality. The aim of the paper is to contribute to the assessment of the social mobility and explore its links to the level of inequality and the age structure of the country. Employing composite social mobility indicator...