The Effect of Coherent Collective Consciousness on National Quality of Life and Economic Performance Indicators: An Analysis of the IMD Index of National Competitive Advantage
Guy D. Hatchard, Kenneth L. Cavanaugh
Journal of Maharishi Vedic Research Institute March 21, 2017 DOI: 10.11648/j.jher.s.2017030301.12 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cross-country panel regression analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | New Zealand and Norway compared with 44 other developed nations |
| Interventions | Transcendental Meditation program TM-Sidhi program |
| Duration | Five years of high growth, low unemployment, and low inflation |
| Measures | IMD Index of National Competitive Advantage |
| Key findings | The authors report that New Zealand and Norway showed significant increases on the IMD Index of National Competitive Advantage after passing a predicted coherence threshold in 1993, compared with 44 other developed nations. They suggest the changes were broad-based, sustained, and balanced, with five years of high growth, low unemployment, and low inflation, and propose this as a prescription for balanced growth. |
Abstract
The scores of New Zealand and Norway on the Institute for Management Development (IMD) Index of National Competitive Advantage increased significantly when they passed the predicted coherence group threshold in 1993 (1% of a population practicing the Transcendental Meditation program or the √1% practicing the advanced TM-Sidhi program in a group) when compared to 44 other developed nations as shown by cross-country panel regression analysis robust to serially correlated errors, heteroskedasticity, and contemporaneous correlation of residuals. Subsidiary analysis and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data confirmed that the changes were unusually broad-based, sustained, and balanced in nature with five years of high growth, low unemployment, and low inflation. Taken as a whole, the findings suggest a prescription for balanced and sustained growth based on a method to enhance quality of life and innovation among the population.