Global competitiveness divide and the middle-income-trap : an empirical analysis

Acheampong Timothy Yaw: Global competitiveness divide and the middle-income-trap : an empirical analysis.

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Abstract

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 (

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Heading title: Regionális és lokális gazdaságfejlesztés
Journal or Publication Title: The Challenges of Analyzing Social and Economic Processes in the 21st Century
Date: 2020
Page Range: pp. 99-111
Language: English
Place of Publication: Szeged
Event Title: Társadalmi és gazdasági folyamatok elemzésének kérdései a XXI. században
Event Type: Conference
Event Location: Szeged
Event Dates: 2019
Related URLs: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/71996
DOI: 10.14232/casep21c.7
Uncontrolled Keywords: Gazdasági növekedés, Versenyképesség
Additional Information: Bibliogr.: p. 108-109. ; összefoglalás angol nyelven
Subjects: 05. Social sciences
05. Social sciences > 05.02. Economics and business
Date Deposited: 2021. Feb. 16. 13:58
Last Modified: 2023. Mar. 02. 14:19
URI: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/72030

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