Bart van Ark

Executive Vice President & Global Chief Economist
The Conference Board
bart.vanark@conferenceboard.org

Publications by Bart van Ark

CEO Challenge®

• CEO Challenges in the Gulf Region
  01 April, 2014
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2014: People and Performance
  08 January, 2014
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2013: India Edition
  25 July, 2013
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2013: ASEAN Edition
  16 July, 2013
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2013: Countering the Global Slowdown
  09 July, 2013
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge^® 2012: Risky Business—Focusing on Innovation and Talent in a Volatile World
  20 March, 2012

China Center Publications

• China Center Quick Note: Barring the unexpected, China’s economy to downshift considerably, as a natural consequence of both size and maturation
  21 February, 2013

Economics Program Working Paper Series

• Signposts of Innovation: A Review of Innovation Metrics
  03 May, 2017
• Recent Changes in Europe’s Competitive Landscape and Medium-Term Perspectives: How the Sources of Demand and Supply Are Shaping Up
  06 May, 2013
• Projecting Global Growth
  13 November, 2012
• Projecting Economic Growth with Growth Accounting Techniques: The Conference Board Global Economic Outlook 2012 Sources and Methods
  15 November, 2011

Economics Watch Reports

• The Conference Board Economics Watch^® - European View
  28 June, 2012
• The Conference Board Economics Watch^® - European View
  19 February, 2012
• Intangible Assets in France and Germany
  29 February, 2008

Executive Action Report

• The Brexit Effect: Unpacking the Impact of Uncertainty on the Economy
  02 August, 2016
• Avoiding the Digital Desert
  19 November, 2013
• Will the Decline in Unit Labor Cost in Europe's Troubled Economies Help Improve Competitiveness?
  31 January, 2013
• Despite the Chaos, Europe's Economies Are Regaining Competitiveness through Improvements in Unit Labor Cost Performance
  27 July, 2012
• Escaping the Sovereign-Debt Crisis: Productivity-Driven Growth and Moderate Spending May Offer a Way Out
  14 December, 2010
• The 2010 Productivity Brief: Productivity, Employment, and Growth in the World's Economies
  13 January, 2010
• Is ICT's Contribution to Productivity Growth Peaking?
  23 January, 2007
• Competitive Advantage of "Low-Wage" Countries Often Exaggerated
  02 October, 2006
• As U.S. Productivity Slows, Emerging Economies Grow Rapidly, but Europe Falls Fu
  06 January, 2006
• EU Labor Productivity and Employment Improve in 2004?but U.S. Still Leads
  19 January, 2005
• New Member States Will Raise Productivity Growth of Enlarged European Union?but
  11 February, 2004
• Productivity and Global Competitiveness... Despite Cyclical Downturn, Structural Trends in Productiv
  23 January, 2003
• Europe Vs. The United States: Which Industries are Leading the Productivity Race?
  28 June, 2002

Global Debt and Growth Series

• Introducing the Global Debt and Growth Series
  07 August, 2013

Key Business Issues

• C-Suite Challenge^™ 2019: The Future-Ready Organization: Japan
  28 January, 2019
• C-Suite Challenge^™ 2019: The Future-Ready Organization
  16 January, 2019
• C-Suite Challenge™ 2018: ASEAN/China Edition Executive Summary
  17 April, 2018
• C-Suite Challenge™ 2018: ASEAN/China Edition
  05 April, 2018
• C-Suite Challenge™ 2018: Reinventing the Organization for the Digital Age
  18 January, 2018
• C-Suite Challenge™ 2018: Reinventing the Organization for the Digital Age (Executive Summary)
  18 January, 2018
• C-Suite Challenge™ 2018: Reinventing the Organization for the Digital Age (Expanded Report)
  18 January, 2018
• Signposts of Innovation: Toward Better Innovation Metrics for Business—A Primer
  03 May, 2017
• CEO Challenge 2017: Leading through Risk, Disruption, and Transformation
  26 January, 2017
• CEO Challenge 2017: Meeting the Customer Relationships/Corporate Brand and Reputation Challenge
  26 January, 2017
• CEO Challenge 2017: Meeting the Human Capital Challenge
  26 January, 2017
• CEO Challenge 2017: Meeting the Innovation and Digitization Challenge
  26 January, 2017
• CEO Challenge 2017: Meeting the Operational Excellence Challenge
  26 January, 2017
• CEO Challenge 2017: Meeting the Regulation and Risk Challenge
  26 January, 2017
• CEO Challenge 2017: Meeting the Sustainability Challenge
  26 January, 2017
• The New Administration's Lean towards Quantitative over Qualitative Sources of Growth Will Leave the Bottom Line Unchanged—at Least for Now
  15 November, 2016
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge^® 2016: Asia Regional Report
  02 July, 2016
• Navigating the Digital Economy: Capturing the Benefits from Increased Flexibility and Cost Reductions – CFO Implications
  14 May, 2016
• Navigating the Digital Economy: Managing Demand and Supply for Digital Jobs and Developing a Tech-Savvy Workforce – CHRO Implications
  14 May, 2016
• Navigating the Digital Economy: Driving Digital Growth and Productivity from Installation to Deployment – CEO and CSO Implications
  14 May, 2016
• Navigating the New Digital Economy: Driving Digital Growth and Productivity from Installation to Deployment
  14 May, 2016
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge^® 2016: General Counsel Strategic Implications
  13 January, 2016
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge^® 2016: CHRO/CLO/CTO Strategic Implications
  13 January, 2016
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge^® 2016: CFO Strategic Implications
  13 January, 2016
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge^® 2016: CEO Strategic Implications
  13 January, 2016
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge^® 2016: Building Capability – Seeking Alignment, Agility, and Talent to Innovate and Grow
  13 January, 2016
• StraightTalk^® Global Economic Outlook 2016: Escaping the Global Economy's Holding Pattern
  10 November, 2015
• Global Economic Outlook 2016: Anticipating Labor Market Tightness at Times of Slow Global Growth (CHRO Strategic Implications)
  05 November, 2015
• Global Economic Outlook 2016: How to Support Profits in a Slow Global Economy (CFO Strategic Implications)
  05 November, 2015
• Global Economic Outlook 2016: The Global Economy in a Holding Pattern
  05 November, 2015
• Getting a Handle on Energy in Europe (Implications for the European Union)
  18 September, 2015
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge^® 2015: Gulf Cooperation Council Edition
  27 July, 2015
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge^® 2015: Europe Edition
  27 July, 2015
• Prioritizing Productivity to Drive Growth, Competitiveness, and Profitability: Strategic Overview
  15 June, 2015
• Enhancing Labor’s Contribution to Productivity: Prioritizing Productivity to Drive Growth, Competitiveness, and Profitability (CHRO Summary)
  15 June, 2015
• The Profit Equation: Prioritizing Productivity to Drive Growth, Competitiveness, and Profitability (CFO Summary)
  15 June, 2015
• Prioritizing Productivity to Drive Growth, Competitiveness, and Profitability
  15 June, 2015
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2015: Australia Edition
  04 May, 2015
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2015: Latin America Edition
  14 April, 2015
• Getting a Handle on Energy (Strategic Overview)
  14 April, 2015
• Getting a Handle on Energy: Global Growth Scenarios in Times of Changing Oil Prices
  14 April, 2015
• The Conference Board Global Economic Outlook 2015 and CEO Challenge® 2015: Implications for General Counsel
  26 March, 2015
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2015: Hong Kong Edition
  18 March, 2015
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2015: ASEAN Edition
  17 March, 2015
• GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2015 How Will the Global Economy Cope with Slowing Workforce Growth: Implications for the CHRO
  02 February, 2015
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2015: US Edition
  15 January, 2015
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2015: Creating Opportunity out of Adversity—Building Innovative, People-Driven Organizations (CHRO)
  07 January, 2015
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2015: Creating Opportunity out of Adversity—Building Innovative, People-Driven Organizations (Strategic Overview)
  07 January, 2015
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2015: Creating Opportunity out of Adversity—Building Innovative, People-Driven Organizations
  07 January, 2015
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2015: India Edition
  07 January, 2015
• Global Economic Outlook 2015: Finding Opportunities in a Global Slowdown: GLOBAL OVERVIEW
  12 November, 2014

Key Findings

• Productivity, Performance, and Progress: Germany in International Comparative Perspective
  12 August, 2009
• Innovation and US Competitiveness: Reevaluating the Contributors to Growth
  07 May, 2009

Newsletter

• Economy, Strategy & Finance Center Newsletter (US) - June 2019
  11 June, 2019
• Economy, Strategy & Finance Center Newsletter (US) - April 2019
  18 April, 2019
• Economy, Strategy & Finance Center Newsletter (US) - March 2019
  19 March, 2019
• Economy, Strategy & Finance Center Newsletter (US) - February 2019
  25 February, 2019
• Global Economy Center Newsletter - October 2018
  23 October, 2018
• Global Economy Center Newsletter - September 2018
  26 September, 2018
• Global Economy Center Newsletter
  24 July, 2018
• Global Economy Center Newsletter
  26 June, 2018
• Global Economy Center Newsletter
  22 May, 2018
• Global Economy Center Newsletter
  24 April, 2018
• Global Economy Center Newsletter
  27 March, 2018
• Global Economy Center Newsletter
  27 February, 2018

Publication

• C-Suite Challenge^™ 2019: The Future-Ready Organization: Latin America
  26 April, 2019
• Growing Beyond Oil: Productivity, Performance and Progress in the Countries of the Gulf Cooperation
  10 June, 2008

Research Report

• Global Economic Growth Scenarios 2020: The Impact of Investments and Reforms across Seven Major Regions
  11 June, 2014
• Productivity and Digitalisation in Europe: Paving the Road to Faster Growth
  21 May, 2014
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2014: Latin America Edition
  30 April, 2014
• The Conference Board CEO Challenge® 2014: ASEAN Edition
  22 April, 2014
• Performance 2011: Productivity, Employment, and Growth in the World's Economies
  07 June, 2011
• Productivity, Performance, and Progress: Germany in International Comparative Perspective
  12 August, 2009
• Innovation and US Competitiveness: Reevaluating the Contributors to Growth
  07 May, 2009
• Performance 2008: Productivity, Employment, and Growth in the World's Economies
  06 March, 2008
• Performance 2005: Productivity, Employment and Income in the World’s Economies
  09 May, 2005
• The Retail Revolution - Can Europe Match U.S. Productivity Performance?
  04 March, 2005
• Performance 2004
  20 May, 2004
• Performance 2002: Productivity, Employment, and Income in the World’s Economies
  18 March, 2003
• Making the Most of the Information Age: Productivity and Structural Reform in the New Economy
  02 October, 2001
• Performance 2000: Productivity, Employment, and Income in the World's Economies
  12 March, 2001
• Are Poor Nations Closing the Gap in Living Standards?: Perspectives on a Global Economy
  13 January, 2000
• Perspectives on a Global Economy
  01 January, 2000
• The Euro-What Impact Will It Have on European Labor Markets: Perspectives on a Global Economy
  18 February, 1999
• Asia After the Crisis—Challenges for a Return to Rapid Growth: Perspectives on a Global Economy
  14 July, 1998
• Technology, Productivity and Growth: U.S. and German Issues: Perspectives on a Global Economy
  01 December, 1997

External Publications

• Bart van Ark, Janet X. Hao, Carol Corrado & Charles Hulten (2009), "Measuring intangible capital and its contribution to economic growth in Europe" , EIB Papers, European Investment Bank, Vol. 14, No.1, pp. 62-99.
• Bart van Ark (2010), "Productivity, Sources of Growth and Potential Output in the Euro Area and the United States" , Intereconomics 2010/1, pp. 17-20.
• Vivian Chen, Abhay Gupta, Andre Therrien, Gad Levanon and Bart van Ark (2010), "Recent Productivity Developments in the World Economy: An Overview from The Conference Board Total Economy Database," International Productivity Monitor, Spring, pp. 3-19.
• Bart van Ark, Adbul Azeez Erumban, Vivian Chen and Utsav Kumar (2010), "The Cost Competitiveness of Manufacturing in China and India: An Industry and Regional Perspective" , in Barry Eichengreen, Poonam Gupta and Rajiv Kumar, eds., Emerging Giants. China and India in the World Economy, Oxford University Press, pp. 87-124