Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs
This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.
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The Legatum Institute/expats.cz: The Czech Republic is weak in social capital
The Legatum Institute, a British think tank has ranked the Czech Republic’s prosperity 26th in the world among 149 ranked countries, expats.cz wrote. The Czech Republic is on the edge of becoming innovation economies, but require further improvements to areas like Social Capital in order to create lasting and stable prosperity, the Legatum Institute report said.
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Randstad: 2018 theme will be flexibility, artificial intelligence & automation to have a bigger impact on labor market
The persistent shortage of employees will cause higher investments by companies into human capital and automation. Employers will also focus more on analyzing employee behavior in order to better understand their preferences to ensure their loyalty. Extending of flexible working models can also be expected. This are results of an analysis of the labor market trends for 2018 by HR consulting firm Randstad.
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emerging-europe.com: New report claims Czech Republic has lowest inequality in EU
While global inequality has declined significantly over the past three decades, the gap between the real real incomes of the young and the elderly remains significant. This is one of the key findings of a new report published by the IMF: Inequality and Poverty Across Generations in the European Union, emerging-europe.com writes. Peter Chrenko, Partner PwC Czech Republic, comments.
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