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Asia on the cusp of a new era
September 22, 2023
– Asia will be the furnace in which a new era is forged—and may experience heightened versions of global challenges.
From poverty to empowerment: Raising the bar for sustainable and inclusive growth
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.
Generative AI and the future of work in America
July 26, 2023
– Which jobs will be in demand? Which ones are shrinking? And which ones could be hardest to fill?
Empty spaces and hybrid places: The pandemic’s lasting impact on real estate
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.
FEATURED RESEARCH
The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier
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.
The future of wealth and growth hangs in the balance
May 24, 2023
– The past two decades have generated $160 trillion in paper wealth but sluggish growth and rising inequality. What comes next?
Performance through people: Transforming human capital into competitive advantage
February 2, 2023
– A dual focus on developing people and managing them well gives a select group of companies a long-term performance edge.
The complication of concentration in global trade
January 12, 2023
– Concentration in the origins of traded products is widespread, prompting questions about whether to diversify or decouple.
Pixels of Progress: A granular look at human development around the world
December 7, 2022
– Our world is big and complex, but human progress is still about life on the ground, up close and in detail.
Global flows: The ties that bind in an interconnected world
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.
On the cusp of a new era?
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.
Securing Europe’s competitiveness: Addressing its technology gap
September 22, 2022
– 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.
Human capital at work: The value of experience
June 2, 2022
– Human capital represents two-thirds of wealth for the average individual—and work experience contributes almost half of that value.
The net-zero transition: What it would cost, what it could bring
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.
The rise and rise of the global balance sheet: How productively are we using our wealth?
November 15, 2021
– Net worth has tripled since 2000, but the increase mainly reflects valuation gains in real assets, especially real estate, rather than investment in productive assets that drive our economies.
Climate risk and response: Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts
January 16, 2020
– How could Earth’s changing climate impact socioeconomic systems across the world in the next three decades? A yearlong, cross-disciplinary research effort at McKinsey & Company provides some answers.
COVID-19 Analysis
Report - McKinsey Global Institute
Will productivity and growth return after the COVID-19 crisis?
March 30, 2021
– Bold innovation by some firms under pressure of the pandemic could deliver a productivity dividend, but that depends on corporate...
action broadening and robust demand.
Article - McKinsey Global Institute
What’s next for consumers, workers, and companies in the post-COVID-19 recovery
May 18, 2021
– Many changes in business models and consumer behavior during the pandemic will stick, but action will be needed to ensure the...
rebound is not uneven.
Report - McKinsey Global Institute
The future of work after COVID-19
February 18, 2021
– The pandemic accelerated existing trends in remote work, e-commerce, and automation, with up to 25 percent more workers than previously...
estimated potentially needing to switch occupations.
Report - McKinsey Global Institute
The consumer demand recovery and lasting effects of COVID-19
March 17, 2021
– The pandemic led to an unprecedented consumption shock across countries that upended long-standing consumer habits. But what happens...
once the pandemic is over?
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There is no ‘one Africa’: How the continent can turn diversity into growth and opportunity
September 28, 2023
– Africa will shortly be home to the world's largest working age population and a burgeoning consumer class; it’s also rich...
in natural resources. Despite such human capital and natural resources, Africa’s economic growth and productivity has slowed over the past decade. If nations across the continent deploy their diverse strengths, it could help reimagine Africa’s growth and lead to greater sustainability and prosperity for everyone, write Olivia White and Mayowa Kuyoro in
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Growth is key to unlock progress for people and planet
September 19, 2023
– What is poverty? And what, if anything, can business do to ensure that there is less of it? Kweilin Ellingrud helps answer these...
questions in
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