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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.

‘Tech for Good’: Using technology to smooth disruption and improve well-being
– Focusing on innovation, skills, and labor fluidity will be keys to good social outcomes of technology adoption.

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Twenty-five years of digitization: Ten insights into how to play it right

What every CEO needs to know about ‘superstar’ companies

Tackling Europe’s gap in digital and AI

Applying artificial intelligence for social good
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FEATURED RESEARCH

Latin America’s missing middle of midsize firms and middle-class spending power
– Digital could help the region reboot inclusive growth and regain lost ground.

Digital India: Technology to transform a connected nation
– Indian consumers have strongly embraced digital technologies. Now India’s companies must follow suit.

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.

‘Superstars’: The dynamics of firms, sectors, and cities leading the global economy

Smart cities: Digital solutions for a more livable future

Jobs lost, jobs gained: What the future of work will mean for jobs, skills, and wages

Skill shift: Automation and the future of the workforce
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Thomas L. Friedman and James Manyika: The world’s gone from flat, to fast, to deep
The New York Times columnist reflects on how technology is changing our world in a conversation with James Manyika.

The New World of Work Podcast
The McKinsey Global Institute explores how technologies like automation and artificial intelligence are shaping how we work, where we work, and the skills and education we need to work.

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Visualizing global debt
– See how the debt of 51 countries has evolved since 2000 in an interactive data visualization.
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Visualizing the uses and potential impact of AI and other analytics
– This interactive data visualization shows the potential value created by artificial intelligence and other analytics techniques... for 19 industries and nine business functions.

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Anger over tariffs obscures a shift in patterns of global trade
– Over the past decade, globalisation has undergone little-noticed but profound structural shifts that are tilting the playing field... in favour of advanced economies, write Susan Lund and James Manyika in Financial Times.
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The emerging world’s high achievers
– The most successful emerging-economy companies, which tend to be export-oriented, not only boost growth, but also help to spur... progress in the business environment, write Anu Madgavkar and Jeongmin Seong in Project Syndicate.
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The best performing emerging economies emphasize competition
– The best emerging-market firms are more competitive than firms in advanced economies including the United States and the United... Kingdom, write Jonathan Woetzel, Anu Madgavkar and James Manyika in Harvard Business Review.
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