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Reports issued by the McKinsey Global Institute are often cited in international media, and MGI authors frequently contribute to leading business publications. We offer a selection of articles below.

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Concrete action

February 13, 2013—Perhaps the president's speech will finally focus public debate on infrastructure. And by posing it as an economic development priority, the president may be able to line up support for infrastructure investment, write Richard Dobbs, Jan Mischke and Robert Palter in Foreign Policy.more

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Europe's Hidden Stimulus

February 1, 2013—With the usual drivers of GDP growth constrained across Europe, the one economic sector able to spend is the non-financial corporate sector, writes Eric Labaye in Project Syndicate.more

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Renewing the South Korean miracle

February 22, 2013—South Korea’s incoming president, Park Geun-hye, takes over a country that has been a global role model for economic development. But, with the economy slowing, it has become a model in need of renewal, write Wonsik Choi and Richard Dobbs in Project Syndicatemore

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Making a future for manufacturing in advanced economies

February 8, 2013—Surprisingly, manufacturing in some advanced economies is experiencing something of a renaissance. The renaissance will unfold in new, unexpected ways. Manufacturing value added will continue to rise, but the impact on jobs will be muted – particularly for the unskilled. A range of innovations has opened a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build new platforms, but better skills and new strategies will be needed, writes Richard Dobbs in VoxEU.more

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Is manufacturing 'cool' again?

January 21, 2013—Global manufacturing has the potential to stage a renaissance and once again become a career of choice for the most talented, write Martin Baily and James Manyika in Project Syndicate.more

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Get ready for the new era of global manufacturing

January 31, 2013—The global manufacturing sector is on the threshold of a dynamic new phase that will provide renewed opportunity for manufacturing firms — and a host of new challenges, write James Manyika Katy George and Louis Rassey in Harvard Business Review. more

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India's missing women workforce

December 30, 2012—The declining presence of women in workforce accounts for a significant drop in overall labour participation rate, writes Anu Madgavkar in Livemint.more

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Jobs: The next piece of Africa's growth jigsaw

December 4, 2012—Africa's recent growth is impressive, yet its rate of stable job creation is anything but. This column argues that Africa needs rapid growth in stable, wage-paying jobs in order to ensure future stable growth and prosperity. African governments must develop and implement targeted jobs strategies – which focus on labour-intensive, competitive industries – to get the most out Africa’s rapid economic emergence, write David Fine and Susan Lund in VoxEUmore

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How to build a sustainable competitiveness platform?

November 29, 2012—In the wake of the first global recession since World War II, governments around the world are looking for ways to boost growth and competitiveness. Given the fragility of the business and economic climate—and strained public coffers—the responsibility to get policy right is acute, writes Jaana Remes in Blogs.worldbankmore

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Reviving America's Cities on a Global Scale

October 18, 2012—America’s cities are the vital engine of the nation’s growth. Through boom and bust, they have shown a talent for reinvention. Urban America needs to mobilize that talent once more. Many cities are still grappling with severe hangovers from the recession as they face a number of forces that will conspire to make future growth more challenging, write James Manyika, Jaana Remes and Tim Welsh in Bloomberg Businessweekmore

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Economist—The debtors merry-go-round

The Economist's interactive guide shows levels of debt as a % of GDP for a selection of rich countries and emerging markets, drawing on MGI data. View interactive on Economist.commore

“Africa is home to many of the world's biggest opportunities. The trick is deciding where and how to seize them.”
Harvard Business Review

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Asia's urbanization challenge

MGI director Richard Dobbs and other experts discuss how city planners are rising to the urbanization challenge on CNBC Asia.more

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Right policies could double European productivity growth

MGI director Charles Roxburgh discusses Europe's productivity challenge and what it will take for the region to spur growth on Thomson Reuters Insider.more