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Productivity & Prosperity

The future of wealth and growth hangs in the balance

– The past two decades have generated $160 trillion in paper wealth but sluggish growth and rising inequality. What comes next?

Reimagining economic growth in Africa: Turning diversity into opportunity

Rekindling US productivity for a new era

Performance through people: Transforming human capital into competitive advantage

The complication of concentration in global trade

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Global flows: The ties that bind in an interconnected world
– Economic and political turbulence have prompted speculation that the world is already deglobalizing. But the evidence suggests... that global integration is here to stay, albeit with nuance.

Securing Europe’s competitiveness: Addressing its technology gap
– Even amid war in Europe and the energy and cost of living crisis that has resulted, the region needs to pay attention to its slow-motion... corporate and technology crisis.

A new look at how corporations impact the economy and households
– We map the different ways in which the economic value that large companies create flows to households in OECD economies and examine... what has changed in the past quarter-century.

The consumer demand recovery and lasting effects of COVID-19
– The pandemic led to an unprecedented consumption shock across countries that upended long-standing consumer habits. But what happens... once the pandemic is over?

Getting tangible about intangibles: The future of growth and productivity?
– Companies that master the deployment of intangibles investment will be well positioned to outperform their peers.

India’s turning point: An economic agenda to spur growth and jobs
– A clarion call is sounding for India to put growth on a sustainably faster track and meet the aspirations of its growing workforce.

The future of Asia: Asian flows and networks are defining the next phase of globalization
– The Asian Century has begun. Asia is the world’s largest regional economy and, as its economies integrate further, it has... the potential to fuel and shape the next phase of globalization.

China and the world: Inside the dynamics of a changing relationship
– The relationship between China and the rest of the world is changing, and a great deal of value could be at stake depending on... whether there is more or less engagement. Businesses will need to adjust to the uncertainty ahead.

A new look at the declining labor share of income in the United States
– Globalization, technology, and other often-cited factors may not be the main causes.

Globalization in transition: The future of trade and value chains
– Global value chains are being reshaped by rising demand and new industry capabilities in the developing world as well as a wave... of new technologies.
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