The world at work: Jobs, pay, and skills for 3.5 billion people

June 2012—Strains on the global labor force are becoming painfully evident. Market forces will fail to resolve demand and supply imbalances for tens of millions of skilled and unskilled workers.more

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Manufacturing the future: The next era of global growth and innovation

November 2012—Manufacturing remains a critical force in both advanced and developing economies. But the sector has changed, bringing new opportunities and challenges to business leaders and policy makers. more

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Help wanted: The future of work in advanced economies

March 2012—Long-range forces are changing the nature of work and how jobs will be created. The disequilibrium in many national labor markets won't be solved by measures that worked well in decades past.more

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40 million jobs needed

January 2012–Growth alone won't solve the developed world's employment crisis.more

Growth and renewal in the United States: Retooling America’s economic engine

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

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Africa at work: Job creation and inclusive growth

August 2012—The world's second-fastest-growing region must speed up job creation to sustain its successes. By focusing on labor-intensive sectors such as agriculture, some types of manufacturing, and retail and hospitality, African nations could boost the number of new wage-paying jobs from 54 million on current trends to 72 million by 2020.more

Trading myths: Addressing misconceptions about trade, jobs, and competitiveness

May 2012—MGI analyzes the performance of mature economies’ tradable sectors. We found that reality is often at odds with conventional wisdom.more

Growth and competitiveness in the United States: The role of its multinational companies

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

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The second economy

October 2011—Digitization is creating a second economy that’s vast, automatic, and invisible—thereby bringing the biggest change since the Industrial Revolution.more

French employment 2020: Five priorities for action

May 2012—Unemployment is rising. Unless it comes down, France won’t be able to sustain its beleaguered social safety net.more

European growth and renewal: The path from crisis to recovery

—Europe is growing again, but the recovery is uneven and under threat from the continuing eurozone debt crisis. Europe has significant strengths on which to build but needs to address profound long-term challenges that could limit its future growth.more

Why US productivity can grow without killing jobs

February 2011—Private-sector innovation and the spread of best practices can raise growth rates and spur employment.more

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Translating innovation into US growth: An advanced-industries perspective

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