World Universities Rankings as Economic Indicators?

Thus, yearly, we have rankings for the best car, the best radio, the best wine, etc, all in an attempt to evaluate one’s global competitiveness. Thus national economic performances of countries are ranked globally using such economic indicators as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), GDP – per capita (PPP), Human Development Index (HDI) etc. ................
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