Competitiveness

The Economist has a nice piece on Doing Business today:

1. Hangzhou  --  A Marco Polo favorite2. Wuxi  --  Industrial hub near Shanghai3. Shanghai  --  China's international business capital4. Dalian  --  Popular among Japanese investors5. Beijing…

Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution ran a little experiment as to whether comments should be open or closed on his blog. His conclusions: 1. Visitor stats rise considerably.  But this happens so…

An updated reading list on the impact of privatization in competitive industries is now available online. Specifically, the papers examine privatization’s impact on firm performance and its…

Poor performance in infrastructure is stunting the region’s ability to grow, create jobs, alleviate poverty and compete with Asia.