The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) is the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company. It was established in 1990 to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving global economy and provide leaders in the commercial, public and social sectors with facts and insights on which to base management and policy decisions.
MGI’s research covers financial markets; labour markets; natural resources; productivity, competitiveness and growth; technology and innovation; and urbanisation.
In 2010 MGI published From austerity to prosperity: Seven priorities for the long term, which argues that prospects for economic growth in the United Kingdom are strong provided that bold action is taken to remove key barriers and address long-term priorities.
Other recent MGI reports include The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies (2012), Debt and deleveraging (2010, updated 2012), Urban world: Cities and the rise of the consuming class (2012), Big data (2011) and The emerging equity gap (2011).