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Ranking Belarus on competitiveness and economic freedom

Ranking Belarus on competitiveness and economic freedom The purpose of this paper is to provide primary data so that Belarus can be incorporated into existing Global Performance Indicators (GPIs).Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a survey following World Economic Forum (WEF) methods and combined our data with publicly available information.FindingsThe authors find that Belarus would have risen from 61st in the 2012/2013 Global Competitiveness Index to 55th in 2013/2014. The authors also estimate a position of 125th on the 2018 Economic Freedom Index.Research limitations/implicationsMany GPIs have flaws and the findings outline how they can be improved to gain more accurate views.Practical implicationsPolicymakers can now make meaningful judgments around how competitive the Belarusian economy is, and the extent of economic freedom relative to its peers.Social implicationsBelarus has received sanctions on account of its policy environment and this paper sheds light on the current state of economic freedom.Originality/valueThe paper utilises primary data that has been previously unpublished in the English language. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Enterpreneurship and Public Policy Emerald Publishing

Ranking Belarus on competitiveness and economic freedom

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Emerald Publishing
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10.1108/jepp-07-2019-108
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The purpose of this paper is to provide primary data so that Belarus can be incorporated into existing Global Performance Indicators (GPIs).Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a survey following World Economic Forum (WEF) methods and combined our data with publicly available information.FindingsThe authors find that Belarus would have risen from 61st in the 2012/2013 Global Competitiveness Index to 55th in 2013/2014. The authors also estimate a position of 125th on the 2018 Economic Freedom Index.Research limitations/implicationsMany GPIs have flaws and the findings outline how they can be improved to gain more accurate views.Practical implicationsPolicymakers can now make meaningful judgments around how competitive the Belarusian economy is, and the extent of economic freedom relative to its peers.Social implicationsBelarus has received sanctions on account of its policy environment and this paper sheds light on the current state of economic freedom.Originality/valueThe paper utilises primary data that has been previously unpublished in the English language.

Journal

Journal of Enterpreneurship and Public Policy – Emerald Publishing

Published: Sep 11, 2019

Keywords: Competitiveness; Economic freedom; Belarus; Global performance indicators

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