McKinsey Global Institute

October 18, 2023 – To navigate a more complex and challenging era requires deeper understanding of the full picture of the evolution of global trade flows and the interdependencies and networks created by them.

September 22, 2023 – Asia will be the furnace in which a new era is forged—and may experience heightened versions of global challenges.

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.

July 26, 2023 – Which jobs will be in demand? Which ones are shrinking? And which ones could be hardest to fill?

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.

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.

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.

May 24, 2023 – The past two decades have generated $160 trillion in paper wealth but sluggish growth and rising inequality. What comes next?

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.

February 2, 2023 – A dual focus on developing people and managing them well gives a select group of companies a long-term performance edge.

January 12, 2023 – Concentration in the origins of traded products is widespread, prompting questions about whether to diversify or decouple.

December 7, 2022 – Our world is big and complex, but human progress is still about life on the ground, up close and in detail.

November 15, 2022 – 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.

October 20, 2022 – Current economic and political turbulence could presage the start of a new era that is structurally very different with a new narrative of progress.

June 2, 2022 – Human capital represents two-thirds of wealth for the average individual—and work experience contributes almost half of that value.

January 25, 2022 – This McKinsey report offers a detailed look at the economic and societal impact of the transition to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.