The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), established in 1990, is McKinsey & Company’s business and economics research arm. MGI’s mission is to help leaders in the commercial, public, and social sectors develop a deeper understanding of the evolution of the global economy and to provide a fact base that contributes to decision making on critical management and policy issues.
MGI combines three disciplines: economics, technology and management. By integrating these perspectives, MGI is able to gain insights into the microeconomic underpinnings of the long term macroeconomic and business trends that affect company strategy and policy making. For nearly two decades, MGI has utilised this distinctive ‘micro-to-macro’ approach in research covering more than 20 countries and 30 industry sectors.
MGI’s current research agenda focuses on global markets (capital, labour, and commodities), the dynamics of consumption and demographics, productivity and competitiveness, the impact of technology, global integration, and other topics at the intersection of business and economics. Recent research has examined the economic impact of aging consumers and household debt reduction in developed countries, the emerging middle class in developing countries, health care costs, energy demand trends and energy productivity, and long-term shifts in world financial assets.