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A microscope on small businesses: Spotting opportunities to boost productivity
May 2, 2024
– MSMEs are vital for growth and jobs, but struggle with productivity. The route to higher productivity lies in creating a win-win economic fabric for all companies.
Investing in productivity growth
March 27, 2024
– It’s time to raise investment and catch the next productivity wave.
Geopolitics and the geometry of global trade
January 17, 2024
– Global trade patterns are reconfiguring. More shifts are likely and businesses need to be aware of the potential trade-offs of different paths ahead.
Accelerating Europe: Competitiveness for a new era
January 16, 2024
– Turbulent times have highlighted new fragilities in Europe’s economies. Addressing them could be the catalyst for a new wave of competitiveness and growth.
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An affordable, reliable, competitive path to net zero
November 30, 2023
– A successful net-zero transition will require achieving not one objective but four. We offer a guide to getting it right.
Asia on the cusp of a new era
September 22, 2023
– Asia will be the furnace in which a new era is forged—and may experience heightened versions of global challenges.
From poverty to empowerment: Raising the bar for sustainable and inclusive growth
September 18, 2023
– What would it take to raise minimum living standards and get on a net-zero path in this decade? Our research explores twin ambitions for people and the planet.
Generative AI and the future of work in America
July 26, 2023
– Which jobs will be in demand? Which ones are shrinking? And which ones could be hardest to fill?
What could a new era mean for Latin America?
July 20, 2023
– Current global challenges could usher in a new era. What might this mean for Latin American economies?
Empty spaces and hybrid places: The pandemic’s lasting impact on real estate
July 13, 2023
– Real estate in the world’s superstar cities has not kept up with shifts in behavior caused by the pandemic. The cities’ vibrancy is at risk, and they will have to adapt.
The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier
June 14, 2023
– Generative AI is poised to unleash the next wave of productivity. We take a first look at where business value could accrue and the potential impacts on the workforce.
Reimagining economic growth in Africa: Turning diversity into opportunity
June 5, 2023
– Africa’s economy downshifted over the last decade, yet half of its people live in countries that have thrived on the continent. Africa has the human capital and natural resources to accelerate productivity and reimagine its economic growth, which is, more than ever, vital for the welfare of the world.
The future of wealth and growth hangs in the balance
May 24, 2023
– The past two decades have generated $160 trillion in paper wealth but sluggish growth and rising inequality. What comes next?
Rekindling US productivity for a new era
February 16, 2023
– Regaining historical rates of productivity growth would add $10 trillion to US GDP—a boost needed to confront workforce shortages, debt, inflation, and the energy transition.
Performance through people: Transforming human capital into competitive advantage
February 2, 2023
– A dual focus on developing people and managing them well gives a select group of companies a long-term performance edge.
The complication of concentration in global trade
January 12, 2023
– Concentration in the origins of traded products is widespread, prompting questions about whether to diversify or decouple.
Pixels of Progress: A granular look at human development around the world
December 7, 2022
– Our world is big and complex, but human progress is still about life on the ground, up close and in detail.
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McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior Partner, Minneapolis
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McKinsey Global Institute Chair and Senior Partner, Amsterdam
Olivia White
McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior Partner, Bay Area
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How countries and companies can rev up the productivity engine
April 24, 2024
– Productivity growth is the secret sauce that fuels economic success. It determines how much output we get from our inputs, and...
when it's high, living standards soar, writes Kweilin Ellingrud in
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Hong Kong Economic Times
The global economy is resetting, China is repositioning itself to export innovative technologies, and its trading partners are more diverse.
April 22, 2024
– Changes in the global economic environment, coupled with geopolitical influences, have reset trade relations in various places,...
and competition has become fierce. All walks of life have been affected, such as the supply chain of the technology industry. However, under the new situation, China is still active and plays an important role in global trade, but its positioning has changed, and operators must always keep an eye on the situation and make adjustments, writes Jeongmin Seong in
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