June 2011—To regain full employment—finding work for the currently unemployed and accommodating 15 million entrants into the labor force this decade—the US economy will need to create 21 million jobs by 2020.more
June 2012—Todd Park explains how he has partnered technology with open-data initiatives to tap into the many talented innovators and entrepreneurs across the government.more
May 2012—MGI analyzes the performance of mature economies’ tradable sectors. We found that reality is often at odds with conventional wisdom.more
January 2012—Reducing debt in mature economies continues to be a long and slow process. But lessons of history show that with the right reforms during deleveraging, countries can return to robust long-term growth.more
June 2011—As Congress debates the best way of closing our budget gap and narrowing our deficit, we are only now beginning a real discussion of what should be the overarching goal of economic policy—the growth and renewal of the US economy.more
May 2011—The United States faces a future in which the elements of economic leadership are moving abroad. Reversing these trends will require the private and public sectors to collaborate.more
February 2011—To match the GDP growth rates of the past 20 years, the United States needs a 34 percent acceleration in productivity growth to a rate not achieved since the 1960s.more
December 2010—McKinsey's new survey research finds that companies using the Web intensively gain greater market share and higher margins.more
August 2010—Advancing technologies and their swift adoption are upending traditional business models. Senior executives need to think strategically about how to prepare their organizations for the challenging new environment.more
June 2010—US multinationals represent less than 1 percent of all US companies, yet they contribute disproportionately to the US economy's growth and health in many ways.more
February 2010—With unemployment hovering just below 10 percent, job creation is now priority number one in Washington. But America’s jobs challenge is a marathon, not a sprint.more
James Manyika speaks with Professor Peter Diamond, nobel prize winner in economics and an Institute Professor, about long-term employment challenges in the United States and how to address them.more
The Mayors of Atlanta and Houston and the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, City of New York discuss how US cities are positioning themselves to compete globally.more
The Committee for Economic Development hosted a forum to mark the release of MGI's report on jobs and the future of the American workforce.more
Estimated shortage of US college graduates in the workforce in 2020more