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The EU remains an important source of support for its members’ prosperity and security in an increasingly interconnected, competitive, and, in some ways, chaotic world.
One, less likely and less discussed, is that the UK leaves the EU and pursues social and economic policies – for example, concerning corporate taxes – that are deliberately intended to undercut the competitive position of Ireland and other European countries.
How can we make countries more competitive, growth more sustainable and inclusive, and genders more equal?
We do not really know what could make growth more inclusive, countries more competitive, and development more sustainable in each country and region; and we should not pretend that we do.
Why exclude education, especially university education, from the free market (and its competitive pressures)?
But it is precisely the lack of economic reform at home that has made Italy one of the least competitive states in the euro-zone economy.
While protectionist measures might have been defensible 20 years ago, China’s economy is far more competitive today.
But they will have little direct effect on Russia’s energy relations with Europe, because they do not oblige Russia to adopt more competitive and transparent energy transport and investment policies.
Although the EU Commission appears to be committed to building a more open, competitive energy market in Europe, action against Russia’s noncompetitive practices within the EU has taken a back seat to internal differences over takeover battles for national energy “champions” involving companies from other member states.
Without such structures, the world risks a competitive and disorderly race to the bottom among states – as often occurs with taxation – together with a protectionist backlash.
What central banks cannot achieve with traditional tools can now be accomplished through the circuitous channels of wealth effects in asset markets or with the competitive edge gained from currency depreciation.
As the baton of excessive liquidity injections is passed from one central bank to another, the dangers of global asset bubbles and competitive currency devaluations intensify.
Global cities compete to provide an ideal life and work environment for innovators, and to harness their creativity to become stronger and more competitive still.
High on Romney’s agenda is a reduction of the corporate-tax rate, from 35% to 25%, the OECD average level (the other Republican candidates would lower it still more), which would redress a major competitive disadvantage for American multinational companies’ global business.
My reason is simple: I want competitive taxes that say Britain is open for business to global companies.
Yes, I want competitive taxes, but they must be paid.
Some countries will do what it takes to remain competitive.
Steps like fair, competitive, and transparent public-sector contracting procedures, and civil service, rather than political control over allocation of government advertising funds would go a long way, especially combined with good reporting, to protect the media against officials’ persistent temptation to control what the public may know.
SOE managers can credibly argue that heavy regulations place them at a competitive disadvantage, and that the tech giants are eating their lunch by free-riding on state-administered telecommunication, transportation, and financial channels.
But, if I had not, HP would have become uncompetitive in fiercely competitive markets, and I would have lost 100,000 jobs.”
Modern, highly productive, and globally competitive Mexico has flourished under NAFTA and other rounds of market liberalization.
Today, Mexican multinationals such as FEMSA, Grupo Alfa, Grupo Bimbo, Grupo Lala, Mabe, and Walmex have become leaders in some of the most competitive markets in the world.
This means that, in a competitive labor market, real wages will always be instantly adjusted to changes in conditions of demand.
The classical view of the economy, which Keynes set out to demolish, is not only alive, but in recent years has been dominant, feeding the belief that competitive markets can be left to regulate themselves, will always provide as much employment as is wanted, and are immune to large-scale collapse.
And others argue that a large finance sector may bolster the exchange rate, making other exports less competitive.
A 2016 survey of CEOs, conducted by the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture showed that many business leaders already view solving “societal challenges as a core element in the search for competitive advantage.”
Another possibility, which can accompany the first one, is that Mexico’s rapid opening to imports has bifurcated its economy between a relatively small number of technologically advanced, globally competitive winners, and a growing segment of firms, particularly in services and retail trade, that serve as the residual source of employment.
They could, for example, try to persuade the US to stop selling arms to Pakistan, or secure better access to the American market for India’s highly competitive IT and pharmaceutical sectors, which are facing new US non-tariff barriers.
Their exports would become less competitive, and they would encounter heavy competition from the rump eurozone in their home markets.
It also gives countries and companies everywhere an opportunity to redefine their comparative and competitive advantage.
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