Ranking the Unrankable: How useful are OECD league tables?

Glenn Boyle () and Bronwyn Howell

No 372303, Competition & Regulation Times from New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation

Abstract: Using OECD rankings as either a measure of a country's performance or as a target to justify adopting a particular policy has become popular amongst the OECD's member states in recent years. Policies benchmarked through rankings are simple concepts to market to voters and appeal to a sense of nationalistic pride: 'winning' is important, but if you can't win then at least you want to be seen to be outranking your fiercest national rival. However, as Glenn Boyle and Bronwyn Howell note, using rankings in this way is simplistic and potentially dangerous.

Date: 2008-03-01
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