RT Journal Article
T1 An alternative index to the global competitiveness index
A1 Benítez-Márquez, María Dolores
A1 Sánchez-Teba, Eva María
A1 Coronado-Maldonado, Isabel
K1 Índice de competitividad global
AB We propose an alternative competitiveness index that only includes the objective data (hard data) from the WEF-GCI and is created by applying a multivariate statistical procedure (Exploratory Factor Analysis) that allows us to determine the weights from the implicit data structure. The rankings obtained from this index have a high degree of association with those provided by the WEF. The main benefit of this index over the WEF index is that it does not include valuations from opinion surveys given to business executives and/or entrepreneurs of the countries included in the index (soft data). Consequently, the rankings from this alternative index are not affected by political biases or individual interests as it is elaborated only including officially published objective data.
PB PLOS One
YR 2022
FD 2022-03-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35353
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35353
LA eng
NO Benítez-Márquez M-D, Sánchez-Teba EM, Coronado-Maldonado I (2022) An alternative index to the global competitiveness index. PLoS ONE 17(3): e0265045. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265045
NO A portion of the Article Publication Charge (APC) is funded by the University of Malaga.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026