Sunday, October 18, 2020

 

Say Goodbye to Globalization as the World has been disordered in 2020

 
The last four-decade era of globalization may be coming to an end and the world would be heading into an "Age of Disorder", which might will reshape both economies and politics, according to economic research analysts.

One of the key characteristics of the new era will be the reversal of unfettered globalization, as a team of analysts predicted. While they believe "the best combined asset price growth of any era in history, with equity and bond returns very strong across the board" since 1980, the "Age of Disorder" is likely to break this trend.

The deteriorating of U.S.-China relations is another theme (out of eight) that will define the next distinct era of modern times, "which is hastened, but not caused by, the pandemic." The analysts note that the Chinese economy will be closing the gap with the U.S. and could finally outperform it by the end of the decade.

"A clash of cultures and interests therefore beckons, especially as China grows closer to being the largest economy in the world," the report says. 
 

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

 

The Influence of State Bureaucracy on Economic Growth 


Comparison of Legislatures - United States vs European Union 2020

 
The bureaucracy of a state or country depends beside other matters strongly on the size of the parliaments and their number of members, and thus influences the inertia of the bureaucracy. A good overview shows a comparison of legislatures (= national parliaments and congresses) and the number of population or GDPs between the USA and the countries of the E.U.  
 
Bureaucracy inhibits economic growth, in particular due to higher expenditure for regulations and regulations as well as increasing costs like compliance costs of business start-ups. The effects are very obvious and considerable. These unambiguous empirical studies alone make it clear how important strategies are for reducing bureaucracy and for better regulation.  
 

Friday, September 11, 2020

Donation to the American Cancer Society !

 
ATAF is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of the American Cancer Society. 
 
ATAF has partnered with GoFundMe to provide a memorial fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.
Do you want to make a difference with ATAF? ATAF collects for American Cancer Society and appreciate every donation! Your memorial donation is a thoughtful way to honor someone whose life has been impacted by cancer.
Donations are guaranteed by GoFundMe and 100% tax deductible. 
 
Thank you in advance for supporting this memorial fundraiser, which is very important to the American people! 
 

Thursday, September 3, 2020

 

Best Countries for Education

Which countries have the best education system in the world in 2020 ?

In order to determine the rankings; researchers have analyzed and compared 195 countries across two key categories of quality (like public education system, willingness to attend university, number of research institutions, university funding and endowment, specialization expertise, industrial linkage, academic educational professionals effectiveness, institutional output by research, higher education institutions perform in the various global rankings) and opportunity (like adult literacy rates, graduation rates, primary school completion rate, secondary school completion rate, high school completion rate, collegiate-level school completion rate, government expenditure on education in total % of GDP). To evaluate those dimensions, researchers looked at 16 indicators that fell into one of the three categories. Each attribute was graded on a 100-point scale.

Nelson Mandela said: "Edcuation is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." 

Please read more at: Best Countries for Education in 2020 

Sunday, August 23, 2020

 

Best Countries for Doing Business 

How is a nation’s ease of doing business measured?

Each year the World Bank publishes "Doing Business Index", an index measuring the ease of doing business in a given country. The higher a country’s Doing Business Index, the friendlier or easier its regulatory environment for doing business.

The measurement is based on the following ten factors like starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, cross-border trade, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency.

Please read more at: Best Countries for Doing Business