If you have difficulties in accepting criticism based on a factual quote from a (peer!) reviewed document, then you might consider changing your behaviour.
The moment one experiences the consequences of such discrimination, things get far more real than an absurd conclusion you are alluding to.
No, I posit that you are taking the quote and extrapolating your own conclusion. The report does not make the same conclusions you are making. All it seems to be saying is that labour costs are different between countries.
All it seems to be saying is that labour costs are different between countries.
Would you think, that this evaluation scheme has any consequences to peer evaluation within the same group? [aside from the inherent bias, not even mentioning all the other loopholes with categorisations such as Scottish (read western) MC-EST/PhD etc.]
The moment one experiences the consequences of such discrimination, things get far more real than an absurd conclusion you are alluding to.