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Economic Outlook 2024

Our economic outlook for 2024 includes steady growth, empowered consumers, and macroeconomic risks. See regional breakouts for the US, Canada, China & more.

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Travel Industry Trends 2023

Mastercard Economics Institute's fourth annual travel report on 2023 travel trends & the state of the travel industry.

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Outlook Report

Economic Outlook 2023

This year's Economic Outlook report explores the causes and effects shaping the speed and path of real economic growth, - focusing on housing prices, interest rates, inflation, consumer spending & omnichannel growth.

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Blog

Eventful Economy: The Swift Lift

As her concert tour travels across five continents with 151 scheduled shows, Taylor Swift delivers a boost to the local economies. What is the economic impact of The Eras Tour?

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Blog

Australian Open 2024: Serving an ace for the economy

As tennis fans watch the first Grand Slam, the Melbourne hospitality industry is having its own rally with visitors hungry for an experience beyond the courts.

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Blog

ICC Cricket World Cup: A boost to Indiaā€™s economy

The Indian hospitality industry saw a huge boost from the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, underscoring the true impact of big events on local economies.

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Blog

Inflation in Europe and the "high-low" economy

Inflation in Europe has led to a high-low economy that has squeezed out the middle. What does this mean for consumers, and how long will it last?

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Blog

How the ICC Cricket World Cup benefits the Indian economy

The ICC Cricket World Cup brings people together and has a positive ripple effect on local economies. How does the event benefit the Indian economy?

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MASTERCARD ECONOMICS INSTITUTE MISSION

Deliver
interactive
thought leadership to
customers

IN SUPPORT OF MASTERCARD'S EFFORTS

To build a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy.

WHY WE ARE UNIQUE:

  • Our edge as part of one of the world's largest and most dynamic technology companies in the payments space, sitting at the center of commerce for more than 50 years

  • Proprietary economic insights and near real-time measures like SpendingPulseā„¢ drawn from aggregated and anonymized sales activity across Mastercard's global network, and proven external data sources

  • Comprehensive in-house expertise , with a hand-picked team of economists, data scientists, visual artists, storytellers, and others from across the public and private sectors

  • Future-forward approach that melds hands-on, expert analysis with machine learning algorithms for deep, meaningful, and intuitive reporting

  • Stunning visualizations and interactive reports that allow users to customize their own pathways and derive hyper-relevant information to address their needs

  • Seamless connection to services such as Test & LearnĀ® that allow clients to test the true impact of their ideas, moving from insights to action with certainty

WHO WE ARE:

A team of economists and data scientists analyzing the macroeconomic landscape through the lens of the consumer.

WHAT WE DO:

Provide unique, tailored macroeconomic insights on
policy
at the
regional
level.

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