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índice de competitividade

Alguns parâmetros relevantes retirados do Global Competitiveness Report deste ano. Uma análise superficial poderá fazer com que se questione a razão pela qual Portugal faz parte do grupo de advanced economies.

1st pillar: Institutions
1.07 Wastefulness of government spending ... 71
1.08 Burden of government regulation ... 99
1.09 Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes ... 107
1.10 Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regs ... 91
1.11 Transparency of government policymaking ... 70
1.18 Efficacy of corporate boards ... 83

3rd pillar: Macroeconomic stability
3.01 Government surplus/deficit ... 83
3.02 National savings rate ... 113
3.05 Government debt ... 117

5th pillar: Higher education and training
5.03 Quality of the educational system ... 68
5.04 Quality of math and science education ... 104

6th pillar: Goods market efficiency
6.04 Extent and effect of taxation ... 102
6.05 Total tax rate ... 70
6.08 Agricultural policy costs ... 91

7th pillar: Labor market efficiency
7.01 Cooperation in labor-employer relations ... 79
7.02 Flexibility of wage determination ... 106
7.03 Rigidity of employment ... 102
7.04 Hiring and firing practices ... 129
7.05 Firing costs ... 114
7.06 Pay and productivity ... 72

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