<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this research is to determine the minimum number of uncorrelated dimensions which can describe national competitiveness (NC). NC is thought of as the ability of a nation to provide a conducive environment for its firms to prosper. It is shown that the environment affects national productivity <italic>catalytically</italic> through the interactions with the production factors while itself <italic>remaining unchanged</italic>. Selected World Economic Forum’s indicators are used for determining the components of the environment. The Principal Component Analysis has revealed three orthogonal dimensions of NC. Countries are represented by the points in the three-dimensional space. The weighted Euclidean distance from the origin to the <italic>i</italic>th point is proposed as a novel measure of the <italic>i</italic>th country’s level of NC.</p></abstract>

The aim of this research is to determine the minimum number of uncorrelated dimensions which can describe national competitiveness (NC). NC is thought of as the ability of a nation to provide a conducive environment for its firms to prosper. It is shown that the environment affects national productivity catalytically through the interactions with the production factors while itself remaining unchanged. Selected World Economic Forum’s indicators are used for determining the components of the environment. The Principal Component Analysis has revealed three orthogonal dimensions of NC. Countries are represented by the points in the three-dimensional space. The weighted Euclidean distance from the origin to the ith point is proposed as a novel measure of the ith country’s level of NC.

The dimensions of national competitiveness: The empirical analysis based on The World Economic Forum’s data

Economics and Business Review

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The aim of this research is to determine the minimum number of uncorrelated dimensions which can describe national competitiveness (NC). NC is thought of as...

The dimensions of national competitiveness: The empirical analysis based on The World Economic Forum’s data

Publié en ligne: 23 oct. 2019

Pages: 92 - 117

Reçu: 17 juil. 2019

Accepté: 16 sept. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2019.3.6

Mots clés
national competitiveness, productivity, catalyst, principal components

© 2019 Hanna G. Adamkiewicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The dimensions of national competitiveness: The empirical analysis based on The World Economic Forum’s data

Publié en ligne: 23 oct. 2019

Pages: 92 - 117

Reçu: 17 juil. 2019

Accepté: 16 sept. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2019.3.6

Mots clésnational competitiveness, productivity, catalyst, principal components

© 2019 Hanna G. Adamkiewicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
national competitiveness, productivity, catalyst, principal components