McKinsey Global Institute

May 21, 2024 – To gain the full productivity benefits of generative AI and other technologies, Europe and the United States will need to focus both on improving human capital and accelerating technology adoption.

May 20, 2024 – Lowering the costs of basic goods and services to improve living standards.

May 2, 2024 – MSMEs are vital for growth and jobs, but struggle with productivity. The route to higher productivity lies in creating a win-win economic fabric for all companies.

March 27, 2024 – It’s time to raise investment and catch the next productivity wave.

January 17, 2024 – Global trade patterns are reconfiguring. More shifts are likely and businesses need to be aware of the potential trade-offs of different paths ahead.

January 16, 2024 – Turbulent times have highlighted new fragilities in Europe’s economies. Addressing them could be the catalyst for a new wave of competitiveness and growth.

November 30, 2023 – A successful net-zero transition will require achieving not one objective but four. We offer a guide to getting it right.

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 20, 2023 – Current global challenges could usher in a new era. What might this mean for Latin American economies?

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.