Globalization
As trade flows shift toward a focus on data, countries are taking the opportunity to redefine their roles in the global economy.
Discussion Paper
The future of Asia: Asian flows and networks are defining the next phase of globalization
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The Asian Century has begun. Asia is the world’s largest regional economy and, as its economies integrate further, it has the potential to fuel and shape the next phase of globalization.
Podcast - MGI Research
Globalization’s next chapter
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Globalization isn’t in retreat, but it has morphed into a very different phenomenon, increasingly powered by trade in services...
Report - MGI Research
Globalization in transition: The future of trade and value chains
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Global value chains are being reshaped by rising demand and new industry capabilities in the developing world as well as a wave...
Executive Briefing - MGI Research
Navigating a world of disruption
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Global trends are creating ever-larger winners and losers.
Discussion Paper - MGI Research
‘Superstars’: The dynamics of firms, sectors, and cities leading the global economy
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Is there a superstar effect? McKinsey Global Institute research uncovers the dynamics of superstar firms, sectors, and cities...
Digital globalization
Report - MGI Research
Digital globalization: The new era of global flows
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Soaring flows of data and information now generate more economic value than the global goods trade.
Article - MGI Research
Globalization for the little guy
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Digitization has opened the door for emerging economies, small businesses, and individuals to participate directly in globalization....
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Harnessing the power of shifting global flows
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Understand what countries and executives need to know to benefit from the next—and markedly different—wave of globalization....
Regional Perspectives
Report - MGI Research
China and the world: Inside the dynamics of a changing relationship
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The relationship between China and the rest of the world is changing, and a great deal of value could be at stake depending on...
Discussion Paper - MGI Research
Inequality: A persisting challenge and its implications
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While the wealth gap has narrowed globally, inequality within advanced economies has increased since the 1980s.
Report - MGI Research
Latin America’s missing middle of midsize firms and middle-class spending power
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Digital could help the region reboot inclusive growth and regain lost ground.
Report - MGI Research
Outperformers: High-growth emerging economies and the companies that propel them
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Some emerging economies have grown much faster and more consistently than others. Underlying these success stories is a pro-growth...
Videos
Video - MGI Research
Globalization, robots, and universal basic income: Jason Furman on the future of work
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President Obama’s top economic adviser explains which policies could help workers succeed in an era of globalization and...
Video
Is globalization in retreat? Three global CEOs share their insights
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Faced with a backlash against globalization, executives share how they are responding to the new dynamics of international trade...
Video
Globalization’s ongoing challenge
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Are politics and aid—in lieu of free trade—to blame for the issues facing globalization today?
Video
How China’s largest online travel agency connects the world: An interview with Ctrip CEO Jane Sun
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High-spending Chinese travelers are an important consumer segment, and few companies are positioned to understand them better...
Podcasts
Podcast - MGI Research
In pursuit of prosperity
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Why do some emerging economies grow rapidly while others languish? New research highlights the role of public policy, effective...
Podcast - MGI Research
Financial globalization hits a more stable, inclusive stride
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After the global financial crisis, a number of countries stepped back from the world stage, choosing to instead focus on domestic...
Podcast - MGI Research
Exploding digital flows in a deeply connected world
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While global trade in goods remains flat, the cross-border flows of data are growing rapidly in an increasingly interconnected...