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2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index: Nurturing entrepreneurial talent identified as key to the competitiveness of nations and cities
The 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) report, produced by INSEAD in partnership with Adecco and Tata Communications, reveals that Switzerland, Singapore and the United States continue to lead the world in talent competitiveness. Dr. Bruno Lanvin, Executive Director of the GTCI, and Felipe Monteiro, Academic Director of the GTCI, comment. INSEAD Press Release
Global, 21 January
Media coverage:
O Globo, Radio France, Bilan, Die Welt, FAZ, The National, Le Figaro, The Straits Times, The Copenhagen Post, Les Echos, New Zealand Herald, MSN Money, Expansion, The Times of India, Wall Street Online, CEO World, Gestion, Gulf News, Maeil Business News, Equipos & Talento,
Euractiv, HK01, IOL, South China Morning Post, Thoi Bao, Borneo Bulletin, The Phnom Penh Post, Nanyang Siang Pau
A special GTCI edition of “In the News” is forthcoming.
China may be ready to buy more US goods — but economists say that isn’t what matters
Pushan Dutt, Professor of Economics and Political Science at INSEAD, comments that he does not consider bilateral trade deficits to be “a good starting point for negotiations,” but if an imbalance is caused by a nation breaking rules, then its actions are “fair game for negotiators.” CNBC Asia
Singapore, 24 January
Other coverage:
Yahoo! Finance
Research: Gender Pay Gaps Shrink When Companies Are Required to Disclose Them
Morten Bennedsen, Professor of Economics at INSEAD, shares more about his research which is also the first empirical study on the impact of mandatory wage transparency. The study’s results suggest that disclosing disparities in gender pay does in fact narrow the gender wage gap. Harvard Business Review
US, 24 January
Why Do Billionaire Bond Traders Bother to Tweet?
David Dubois, Associate Professor of Marketing at INSEAD, comments on how there’s no obvious way of putting the Twitter genie back in the bottle. Today’s customers have become so used to engaging directly with companies and CEOs that sticking one’s head in the sand is no longer tenable. Bloomberg
US, 22 January
(TV) Channel NewsAsia’s Primetime Asia (38m09s)
Ilian Mihov, Dean of INSEAD and Professor of Economics, discusses the key themes and topics which will take centre-stage at the World Economic Forum this year; and how people can learn from Singapore, in terms of its industry transformation maps, and how the country prepares for the future. Channel NewsAsia
Singapore, 21 January