Economies, Markets & Value Creation Publications

Consumer Dynamics

Recent Changes in Europe’s Competitive Landscape and Medium-Term Perspectives: How the Sources of Demand and Supply Are Shaping Up
May 2013 | Economics Program Working Paper Series

by Bart van Ark, Vivian Chen, Bert Colijn, Kirsten Jaeger, Wim Overmeer, and Marcel Timmer
March 2013 - EPWP #13 – 05
China Center Chart of the Week: Do weak retail sales over the Chinese New Year holiday signal slowing consumption growth?
February 2013 | China Center Publications

This chart assesses the “real” (i.e. inflation adjusted to 2012 price levels) monthly Retail Sales of Consumer Goods statistic over the last 5 years, emphasizing the sales for Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday periods.

China Center Chart of the Week: Recent jump in bank deposits likely boosted by new WMP regulations
May 2013 | China Center Publications

This chart shows changes in the stock of outstanding deposits in China’s banking system on a monthly basis, and the total outstanding deposit growth.
China Center Chart of the Week: China’s manufacturing PMI should be taken with a growing grain of salt
May 2013 | China Center Publications

This chart shows the performance of China’s official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) since January 2010, along with the major subcomponents. We urge members to view this index with great caution.

China Center Chart of the Week: Recent jump in bank deposits likely boosted by new WMP regulations
May 2013 | China Center Publications

This chart shows changes in the stock of outstanding deposits in China’s banking system on a monthly basis, and the total outstanding deposit growth.
Recent Changes in Europe’s Competitive Landscape and Medium-Term Perspectives: How the Sources of Demand and Supply Are Shaping Up
May 2013 | Economics Program Working Paper Series

by Bart van Ark, Vivian Chen, Bert Colijn, Kirsten Jaeger, Wim Overmeer, and Marcel Timmer
March 2013 - EPWP #13 – 05

On the Record with Dr. Loren Skeist
April 2013 | Executive Action Report

The Conference Board interviews the president of Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp., a mid-market industry leader in high-voltage design and manufacturing, about the 2013 results of The Conference Board CEO Challenge®.
China Center Quick Note: Barring the unexpected, China’s economy to downshift considerably, as a natural consequence of both size and maturation
February 2013 | China Center Publications

In the latest update of The Conference Board’s Global Economic Outlook, we project that China’s trend growth rate will slow to 5.8 percent over the 2013-2018 period and fall further to 3.7 percent from 2019-2025.

Globalization Revisited: Who Will Get the New Wave of Knowledge Process Jobs?
April 2013 | Executive Action Report

Offshoring is no longer the best or the only answer for management of knowledge process jobs, and many companies are investigating nearshore and onshore alternatives as the global competition for knowledge jobs intensifies.