In the absence of measurements of long term employment impact, competitiveness was taken as a surrogate, the rationale being that the long term survival of a firm or sector is dependent on an ability to remain competitive.
A falta de mediciones de los efectos en el empleo a largo plazo, se recurrió como sustituto a la competitividad, dado que la supervivencia a largo plazo de una empresa o sector depende de su capacidad de mantener su competitividad.