Migration Makes a Connected World Brainier

Excellent opinion piece by Robert Guest for The Wall Street Journal.

First though, from the Partnership for a New American Economy (which is a snippet to the lead on the commentary):

I once asked the boss of Tata Consulting Services, a gigantic Indian IT firm, how many of his top executives had worked or studied abroad. He replied: "All of them."

The world's most talented people are exceptionally mobile. When they move to America, they make it smarter, and that's not just because they are smart. It is also because migration creates connections.

Read the commentary:  How Immigrant Entrepreneurs Turbocharge U.S. Trade

Robert Guest is the Economist's business editor.  His new book is Borderless Economics: Chinese Sea Turtles, Indian Fridges and the New Fruits of Global Capitalism

A New Type of Hyperconnectivity

With technology, mass migration is changing the way that people do business

In the flat world of maps, sharp lines show where one country ends and another begins. The real world is more fluid. Peoples do not have borders the way that parcels of land do. They seep from place to place; they wander; they migrate.

Read the entire article: Migration and business: Weaving the world together | The Economist

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America: Land of the Free, Home of the Brave

Is the United States headed for a double-dip recession? Read what experts say here. And it's always provocative to obtain perspectives from country experts other than the United States.

Related:

America's economy:  Time for a double dip?

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The New Economic Era: China's Entrepreneurs

Find out how the Chinese are making entrepreneurship a way of life.

According to China Macro Finance, a research firm in New York, the number of registered private businesses grew by more than 30% a year between 2000 and 2009 (see chart above). The gross figure (ie, before netting off firms that closed) was at least seven percentage points higher, estimates Ronald Schramm, China Macro Finance’s managing director.

 Read the entire article here.

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Big Mac Index Worldwide

Read: "Burgernomics: When the chips are down | The Economist"

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Most Liveable Cities in the World

Wednesday we posted about the top two most desired destinations adults prefer to live worldwide. Today we look at the Global Liveability Report.

According to the GLR, Canada (Vancouver) and Australia (Melbourne) are considered the most liveable in the world.

More comments about the ranking here.

Posted by: The Global Small Business Blog

Emerging Countries: Hotbeds of Business Innovation

Why are countries that were until recently associated with cheap labor now becoming leaders in innovation?

Find out here in this special report on innovation in emerging markets: The world turned upside down | The Economist.

Chart credits: The Economist

Posted by: The Global Small Business Blog