McKinsey Global Institute Podcasts http://www.mckinsey.com/podcasting The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) was established in 1990 as an independent economics think tank within McKinsey and Company. MGI investigations are conducted with the goal of improving business performance and competitiveness while establishing a fact base for sound policy making. MGI studies aim to challenge the conventional assumptions of corporate leaders and policy makers alike. en-us McKinsey and Company Mon, 02 Aug 2005 08:58:17 -0800 Mon, 02 Aug 2005 14:13:55 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.15 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McKinsey Global Institute McKinsey Global Institute The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) was established in 1990 as an independent economics think tank within McKinsey and Company. MGI investigations are conducted with the goal of improving business performance and competitiveness while establishing a fact base for sound policy making. MGI studies aim to challenge the conventional assumptions of corporate leaders and policy makers alike. YaeRi_Kim@mckinsey.com Business Sector-based policy insights on growth and competitiveness http://www.mckinsey.com In this March 2010 podcast, MGI's James Manyika and Jaana Remes offer insights from industries around the world on policies that have been successful as well as the industrial policy missteps of the past. The Internet of Things http://www.mckinsey.com More objects are becoming embedded with sensors and gaining the ability to communicate. The resulting new information networks promise to create new business models, improve business processes, and reduce costs and risks. The looming deleveraging challenge http://www.mckinsey.com Several major economies are likely to face imminent deleveraging. If history is any guide, it will be a lengthy and painful process. McKinsey conversation http://www.mckinsey.com Authors Susan Lund and Charles Roxburgh examine how the crisis rolled through the global financial system—and discuss the implications for the future. Serving Aging Baby Boomers http://www.mckinsey.com Baby boomers have rewritten the rules at every stage of their lives. They will rewrite the rules of retirement as well. The Value of China's Emerging Middle Class http://www.mckinsey.com Learn about the impact of China's emerging middle class on the global economy Perspective: U.S. Offshoring: Rethinking the Response http://www.mckinsey.com Fears about job losses and wage cuts in the U.S. due to offshoring are overstated. Rather than trying to stop globalization, policymakers should look to facilitate and ease the changes it brings. China's Looming Talent Shortage http://www.mckinsey.com The looming shortage of home-grown talent has serious implications for the multinationals now in China and for the growing number of Chinese companies with global ambitions. Ensuring India's Offshoring Future http://www.mckinsey.com Based on an article from the McKinsey Quarterly's special edition on India, MGI argues that India must not only produce more top-quality engineers but also show the world the depth and quality of its talent in other fields and in cities beyond Bangalore and Mumbai. Offshoring and the Emerging Global Labor Market http://www.mckinsey.com Get the key insights into the supply and demand for global labor The Coming Demographic Deficit: How Aging Populations Will Reduce Global Savings http://www.mckinsey.com Understand the impact of aging populations on global savings The Hidden Dangers of the Informal Economy http://www.mckinsey.com Learn how the informal, or gray, economy slows economic growth and job creation A New Look at the U.S. Current Account Deficit http://www.mckinsey.com The debate over the U.S. current account deficit today misses the mark