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Lives and livelihoods: Assessing the near-term impact of COVID-19 on US workers
– Up to one-third of US jobs may be vulnerable—and more than 80 percent are held by low-income workers.

Safeguarding our lives and our livelihoods: The imperative of our time
– We must solve for the virus and the economy. It starts with battling the virus.

The social contract in the 21st century
– Economic outcomes and the relationship between individuals and institutions have shifted for workers, consumers, and savers in advanced economies.

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Will mortgages and markets stay afloat in Florida?

Can coastal cities turn the tide on rising flood risk?

Connected world: An evolution in connectivity beyond the 5G revolution

Reviving innovation in Europe
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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.

The future of women at work: Transitions in the age of automation
– Concerted and creative new solutions are needed to enable women to seize new opportunities in the automation age; without them, women may fall further behind in the world of work.

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.

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

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

Digital identification: A key to inclusive growth

Globalization in transition: The future of trade and value chains
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Livestream from Davos: Climate risk and response

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, leaders from the insurance and risk industries will discuss the economics of physical climate risk and how to better measure and manage its impacts.

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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America’s future of work
– As intelligent machines enter the workplace, some occupations are shrinking. At the same time, the economy is generating new jobs—although... they may be different occupations in different locations. What does the future of work hold for places and people across the United States?
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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 questions companies should ask themselves to prepare for a new era of business
– While addressing its challenges, large, leading, and market-shaping global companies, and those that aspire to be, will need to... chart a course that delivers sustainable and inclusive growth, write James Manyika and Lareina Yee in Fortune.
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