The team works together to produce the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook as well as to deliver a variety of special projects.
About the WCC
Our team
Director
Professor Arturo Bris
Arturo Bris (www.arturobris.org) ranks among the top one hundred most read finance academics in the world. He is the author of several books, a frequent speaker at international conferences, and appears regularly on…
Team
Chief Economist of the WCC Christos Cabolis
Christos Cabolis is Chief Economist and Head of Operations at the IMD World Competitiveness Center. He is also Adjunct Professor of Economics and Competitiveness at IMD
He joined IMD from ALBA Graduate Business School at…
José Caballero
Dr José Caballero is a Senior Economist at the IMD World Competitiveness Center.
He is responsible for the Center’s different research projects and leads the research team in the development and…
Alice Tozer
William Milner
Marco Pistis
Maryam Zargari
Partner institutes
Africa/Middle East
- Ministry of Finance and National Economy, Bahrain
- Osama AlAlawi, Assistant Undersecretary of Competitiveness & Economic Indicators
- Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC), Botswana
- Letsogile Batsetswe, Experienced Research Consultant
- Christopher M. Diswai, Executive Director
- The Federation of Israli Chambers of Commerce, Israel
- Israela Many, Deputy Managing Director of Economy and Tax
- Liran Avitan, Economist
- Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan
- Dr. Hadram Al-Fayes, Policies and Studies Director
- Mira Mango, Deputy Head of the Competitiveness and Business Environment Division
- Department of Strategic Planning - Planning & Statistics Authority, Qatar
- Hissa Alassiry, Project Manager
- Dr. Hasan Mahmoud Omari, Economic Development Expert
- National Competitiveness Center, Saudi Arabia
- H.E. Dr Eiman AlMutairi, CEO of National Competitiveness Center
- Waleed AlRudaian, Vice President
- Salman M. AlTukhaifi, Director of Analytical Department
- Abdulrahman AlGhamdi, Senior Analyst
- Productivity SA, South Africa
- Mothunye Mothiba, CEO
- Dr Leroi Raputsoane, Chief Economist
- Juliet Sebolelo Mashabela, Economist
- Federal Competitiveness & Statistics Centre (FCSC), Dubai, UAE
America
- Research Department, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Catholic Univerrsity of Argentina, Argentina
- Dr. Carlos Newland, Dean
- Dr Marcelo F. Resico, Senior Economist
- Ariana Barni, Ressearch Assistant
- Fundação Dom Cabral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Brazil
- Carlos Arruda, Professor and Member of FDC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
- Hugo Tadeu, Professor and Director of FDC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
- Miguel F. Costa, Researcher
- Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC), Canada
- Alexandra Cutean, Chief Research Officer
- Rosina Hamoni, Research Analyst
- Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Economia y Negocios (FEN), Chile
- Dr Enrique Manzur, Vice Dean
- Dr Sergio Olavarrieta, Ph.D Program Director
- Dr Pedro Hidalgo, Department Head
- National Planning Department, Colombia
- Alejandra Botero Barco, General Director, Department of National Planning (DNP)
- Camilo Rivera Pérez, Technical Director, Innovation and Private Sector Development - DNP
- Center for Strategic Studies for Competitiveness, Mexico
- Carlos Maroto Espinosa, General Manager
- Centrum PUCP, Peru
- Percy Marquina, General Director
- Beatrice Avolio, Head of the Graduate Business Department
- Luis Del Carpio, Director of CENTRUM Competitiveness Center
- Victor Fajardo, Researcher of CENTRUM Competitiveness Center
- National Council to Investment Promotion (CONAPRI), Venezuela
- Juan Cabral, Executive Director
- Jennyn Osorio, Manager of Economic Affairs
- Lilian Zambrano, Manager of Legal Affairs
Asia/Pacific
- CEDA - Committee for Economic Development of Australia, Australia
- Jarrod Ball, Chief Economist
- Roxanne Punton, Director, Communications
- China Institute for Development Planning, Tsingua University, China
- Prof. Wang Youqiang, Associate Director of China Institute for Development Planning, Tsinghua University
- Dr. Gong Pu, Research Assistant Professor, China Institute for Development Planning, Tsinghua University
- Ms. Huang Suyuan, Research Assistant, China Institute for Development Planning, Tsinghua University
- Dr. Wang Hongshuai, Postdoctoral fellow, Tsinghua University
- Ms. Zhang Ruijun, PhD Candidate, Tsinghua University
- Mr. Wang Jiancheng, PhD Candidate, Tsinghua University
- Ms. Huang Xiaoyun, Graduate Student, Tsinghua University
- Mr. Ren Wanzhou, Graduate Student, Tsinghua University
- Ms. Zhu Siyao, Graduate Student, Tsinghua University
- Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong SAR
- Alice Tsang, Assistant Principal Economist
- National Productivity Council, India
- Dr. K.P. Sunny, Director & Head (Finance)
- Mr. Rajesh Sund, Director and Head (Economic Services)
- Lembaga Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia (LM FEB UI), Indonesia
- Dr. Willem A. Makaliwe, Managing Director
- Dr. Toto Pranoto, Senior Adviser
- Bayuadi Wibowo, Group Head of Research & Consulting
- Arza Faldy Prameswara, Senior Researcher
- Taufiq Nur, Senior Researcher
- Ms. Shona Kamila Laily, Analyst
- Mr. Yendra E. Kivatra, Analyst
- NuPMK Consulting, Indonesia
- Tini Moeis, Managing Director
- Devi RD Hamdani, Senior Business Manager
- Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., Tokyo, Research Center for Policy and Economy, Japan
- Dr. Hirotsugu Sakai, Research Director
- Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Korea
- Sang-Ha Yoon, Associate Research Fellow, International Macroeconomics Team
- Mr. Hyunsuk Kim, Researcher, International Macroeconomics Team
- The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Korea
- Ethan Cho, Deputy Director
- Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC), Malaysia
- Dato' Abdul Latif Hj. Abu Seman, Director General MPC
- En. Zahid Ismail, Deputy Director General MPC
- Dr. Mazrina Mohamed Ibramsah, Deputy Director General MPC
- Pn. Wan Fazlin Nadia Wan Osman, Director MPC
- Economic Policy and Competitiveness Research Center, Mongolia
- Tsagaan Puntsag, Founder and Chairman of Board
- Lakshmi Boojoo, Director General
- Odonchimeg Ikhbayar, Deputy Director
- Gandi Munkhjargal, Research Economist
- Tungalag Erdenebat, Research Economist
- Mungunjiguur Battsolmon, Research Economist
- Oyun-Erdene Batdorj, Research Economist
- Yesunchuluu Khuderchuluu, Research Economist
- Kerridge & Partners, Auckland
- Mr. Peter Kerridge, Partner
- Asian Institute of Management Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness (AIM RSN PCC), Philippines
- Jamil Paolo Francisco, Ph.D., Executive Director, AIM RSN PCC
- John Paul Flaminiano, Associate Director and Senior Economist, AIM RSN PCC
- Christopher Ed Caboverde, Research Associate, AIM RSN PCC
- Regina Yvette Romero, Research Associate, AIM RSN PCC
- Singapore Business Federation, Singapore
- Solomon Alan Huang, Deputy Director, Advocacy & Policy Division
- Economics Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
- National Development Council, Taiwan, China
- Kao, Shien-Queyt, Deputy Minister
- Wu, Ming Huei, Director of Economic Development Department
- Wang, Chen-Ya, Executive Officer
- Thailand Management Association (TMA), Thailand
- Ms. Wanweera Rachdawong, Chief Executive Officer, TMA
- Ms. Pornkanok Wipusanawan, Director, TMA Center for Competitiveness
- Mr. Nussati Khaneekul, Senior Manager, TMA Center for Competitiveness
Europe
- Federation of Austrian Industries, Austria
- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Helmenstein, Chief Economist
- Michael Oliver, Economist
- FEB - Federation of Enterprises in Belgium, Belgium
- Anouar Boukamel, Attaché, Centre de compétence Economie & Conjoncture
- Center for the Study of Democracy, Bulgaria
- Ruslan Stefanov, Program Director and Chief Economist
- Daniela Mineva, Senior Analyst, Economic Program
- Martin Vladimirov,Director, Energy and Climate Program
- Dr. Todor Galev, Director of Research
- Petar Terziev, Analyst, Economic Program
- Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bulgaria
- Lyubomir Levicharov, Chief Economic Analyst, Economic Analysis and Policy Department
- Blagovesta Dzhаbirova, Economic Analyst, Economic Analysis and Policy Department
- National Competitiveness Council, Croatia
- Ivan Mišetić, acting President
- Biserka Sladović, Advisor
- Croatian Employers' Association, Croatia
- Iva Tomic, PhD, Chief Economist
- Economics Research Centre University of Cyprus, Cyprus
- Sofronis Clerides, Professor of Economics
- Nicoletta Pashourtidou, Assistant Director
- Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation, Cyprus
- Antonis Frangoudis, Director Business Development and Economic Affairs Department
- Consumer Forum (Spotřebitelské fórum), Czech Republic
- Dr. Kryštof Kruliš, Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Confederation of Danish Industry, Denmark
- Allan Sørensen, Chief Economist
- Enterprise Estonia (EAS), Estonia
- Tarmo Puolokainen, Head of analysis
- Estonian Institute of Economic Research (EKI), Estonia
- Marje Josing, Director
- ETLA Economic Research, Finland
- Ville Kaitila, Researcher
- Markku Lehmus, Head of Forecasting
- Aki Kangasharju, Managing Director
- Business France, France
- Manuel Marcias, Chief Economist
- Louise Cassagnes, Economist
- Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (FEIR/IOBE), Athens, Greece
- Aggelos Tsakanikas, Associate Professor National Technical University of Athens - Head of Entrepreneurship Observatory
- Sophia Stavraki, Research Associate
- Federation of Industries of Greece (SBE), Greece
- Dr. Christos Georgiou, Director, Research and Documentation Department
- Constantinos Styliaras, Economist, Research and Documentation Department
- National University of Public Service, Hungary
- Dr. Magdolna Csath, Research Professor in competitiveness
- ICEG European Center, Hungary
- Renata Anna Jaksa, Director
- Dr. Oliver Kovacs, Senior Research Fellow
- Icelandic Chamber of Commerce, Iceland
- Elisa Arna Hilmarsdottir, Economist
- Gunnar Ulfarsson, Economist
- IDA Ireland, Investment and Development Agency, Ireland
- Karen Law, Planning Executive
- Economic Research Institute, JSC of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
- Ruslan Sultanov, Chairman of the Board
- Kuanysh Beisengazin, Deputy Chairman of the Board
- Bayan Abdrakhmanova,Director, Center for Strategic Analysis
- Temirlan Otepov, Leading Expert, Center for Strategic Analysis
- Aidana Terlikbayeva, Senior Expert, Center for Strategic Analysis
- Aimira Sabugaliyeva, Senior Expert, Center for Strategic Analysis
- University of Latvia Centre for European and Transition Studies, LU CETS, Latvia
- Dr. Zane Zeibote, Executive Director
- Prof. Dr. Tatjana Muravska, Chairperson of the Board
- Innovation Agency Lithuania, Lithuania
- Jonė Kalendienė, Head Research and Analysis division
- Irena Karelina, Project manager
- Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, Luxembourg
- Ms. Christel Chatelain, Director Economic Affairs
- Mr. Jean-Baptiste Nivet, Senior Economist
- Ms. Sidonie Paris, Economist
- Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW), Netherlands
- Thomas Grosfeld
- Tim Zandbergen
- SGH Warsaw School of Economics, World Economy Research Institute, Collegium of World Economy, Poland
- Prof. Marzenna Weresa
- Dr. Anna Dzienis
- Porto Business School, University of Porto, Portugal
- Prof. Daniel Bessa
- Prof. Álvaro Almeida
- Prof. José Luís Alvim
- Prof. João Loureiro
- Prof. Filipe Grilo
- Prof. Ramon O’Callaghan
- Prof. Patrícia Teixeira Lopes
- CIT-IRECSON Center of Technological Information, Romania
- Bogdan Ciocanel, PhD, Director
- Dan Grigore, Economist
- The F. A. Hayek Foundation, Slovakia
- Matúš Pošvanc
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Slovenia
- Mateja Drnovsek, PhD, Full Professor
- Ales Vahcic, PhD, Full Professor
- Institute for Economic Research, Slovenia
- Peter Stanovnik, PhD, Associate Professor
- Sonja Ursic, M.A.
- Spanish Confederation of Employers, Spain
- Edita Pereira, Head of Economic Research Unit
- Paloma Blanco, Economic Research Unit
- TUSIAD, Turkish Industry and Business Association Economic Research Department, Turkey
- Gizem Öztok Altınsaç, Chief Economist
- İsmet Tosunoğlu, Expert
- İrem Sipahi, Junior Expert
- Ömer Erdoğan, Trainee
Data suppliers
We rely on a number of international organizations and private institutions to supply us with the most up-to-date and accurate hard data available before we compile each edition of the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook.
We are grateful for their support and permission to reproduce their statistical material.
BMI Research · Computer Industry Almanac Inc. · Cushmam & Wakefield · Educational Testing Service (The TOEFL® Test) · Economist Intelligence Unit · Euromonitor International · Eurostat · Fitch · Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN · Global Entrepreneurship Monitor · Global Footprint Network · GMI Ratings · HCM Compensations Insights & Technology AG · International Civil Aviation Organization · International Energy Agency · International Labour Office (ILO) · International Monetary Fund (IMF) · International Union of Railways · Mercer HR Consulting · M-Labs and cable.co.uk · MIT Media Lab · Moody's · MSCI · National Science Foundation · OECD, Environmental data · OECD, Statistics Department · PricewaterhouseCoopers · Reporters Without Borders · Standard and Poor's · The Nobel Foundation · The Conference Board · The World Justice Project · Thomson Reuters · Times Higher Education: World University Ranking · UNCTAD · UNEP Sustainable Development Goals · UNESCO Institute for Statistics · UNIDO · Union Bank of Switzerland, Economic Research Department · US Department of Agriculture · WIFO Austrian Institute of Economic Research · World Bank, WDI Database · World Health Organization · World Intellectual Property, WIPO Statistics Database · World Tourism Organization · World Trade Organization
Our history
30 years anniversary conference
2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the IMD World Competitiveness Center.
For the past 30 years, we have spearheaded research on how nations and enterprises compete to lay the foundations for future prosperity.
To reply to this question, we held a high-level conference on October 2019.
We were joined by Ambassadors, our Partner Institutes, and other guests from over 40 countries to discuss the topic of competitiveness: what have we learned, and what are the challenges and areas of significance ahead?
The audience of this unique event included representatives from both the private and the public sectors.
35:4030 years of understanding and assessing the competitiveness of n ...
Roundtable #1: Building national consensus
55:2130 Years of Competitiveness - Education and Talent
Roundtable 2: Education and talent
00:2130 Years of Competitiveness – Smart City Index Launch
Conference: Smart City Index
03:0130 years of Competitiveness - "How to turn a good idea into a s ...
Conference: How to turn a good idea into a success
02:5930 years of Competitiveness - "Technology and Governments"
Roundtable 3: Technology and governments
00:5630 years of Competitiveness - Building Public-Private Partnershi ...
Roundtable 4: Building public-private partnerships
19:1030 years of competitiveness - Beyond GDP as Objective of Public ...
Roundtable 5: Beyond GDP as objective of public policy
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World Competitiveness Online
IMD World Competitiveness Online is a unique and comprehensive database on the competitiveness of nations. It includes time series from the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, the leading annual report published by IMD since 1989, from the IMD World Talent Ranking and from the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking.
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