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The Joy of Facts

Next Level Blog

leads the world in health expenditures as a percentage of GDP at 16.5%. ranks only tenth in the world in terms of low infant mortality rates. I was angry because the national “debate” that we’ve had on health care over the past year was long on opinions and spin and very short on facts. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

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As Emerging Markets Slow, Firms Search for “New” BRICs

Harvard Business Review

For example, on the Indonesian archipelago, supply chain and distribution logistics present serious challenges — with logistics costs at 24% of GDP, compared with the regional average range of 9-11%. Additionally, managing corrupt business practices often makes it difficult for MNCs to realize growth potential in the short term.

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Where Does Your Nation Rank on Wellbeing?

Harvard Business Review

For the first time, the US does not rank among the top 10 countries in the world in terms of overall prosperity. If you are familiar with the Legatum Prosperity Index, you know it is an effort to look beyond GDP. For Americans, the headline is a simple if unwelcome one: the US is a nation in decline. Building on Robert F.

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The Best-Performing Emerging Economies Emphasize Competition

Harvard Business Review

Development economists over the ages have puzzled about why some emerging economies perform much better than others over the long term. The short answer we find from our research is: No. For our research , we looked at 71 emerging economies and identified 18 that achieved rapid and consistent GDP growth over the past 50 and 20 years.

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Financial Fears, Flows, and Globalization

Harvard Business Review

Conversely, short-term international borrowing, especially in foreign currencies, should be treated with caution. For capital flows, the historical data suggest that policymakers should start paying attention when the absolute values of capital accounts add up to 3% of GDP and start getting worried when they exceed 4%.

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Behind China's Roaring Solar Industry

Harvard Business Review

We calculate that between 2010 and 2020, the people of China and India will have consumed goods and services worth a total of $64 trillion. In 1990, there were 227 million houses in China — by 2010, there were 371 million. Chinese consumers will spend $41.5 trillion over this period, with annual expenditures rising from $2.0

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Are You Fretting over the Economy?

Coaching Tip

But please allow us to suggest this: Belief that the GDP and other economic measures drive stock market trends is completely and utterly false. Suppose you were to possess perfect knowledge that next quarter's GDP will be the strongest rising quarter for a span of 15 years, guaranteed. Would you buy stocks? Would you buy stocks?

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