Countries' use of mercantilist policies in recent years has expanded dramatically, particularly in emerging economies such as Brazil, China, and India. These practices, such as forced technology transfer or local production as a condition of market access, intellectual property (IP) theft,...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Regional Competitiveness Index (UFR) -- Chapter 3. Doing Business Index (UFR) -- Chapter 4. Social Progress Index (UFR) -- Chapter 5. Country Risk Index -- Chapter 6. Corruption Perception Index (UFR) -- Chapter 7. Happiness Index (UFR) -- Chapter 8. World...

The measures of revealed comparative advantage (RCA) with multiplicative specification and dependency on world trade of export items are incomparable across time and places. Intra-country comparisons by Balassa RCA and its variants are problematic, calling for a method of aggregating RCA of all...