수석 이코노미스트 전망 · 2026년 9월

Centre for the New
Economy and Society

Chief Economists’ Outlook

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Contents


 Executive summary                                    4

 1 Disruption and resilience                               5

     Past and future resilience                             6

     AI acceleration, backlash and competition               11

 2 The cost-of-living outlook                             14

     Rising costs and real incomes                        14

    Government trade-offs                              16

 3 Trade, investment and regional growth                   17

     Trade and investment flows                          17

     Regional growth prospects                          20

 Global data: August 2026                               27

 Contributors                                         31

 Endnotes                                           34





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                                                                          Chief Economists’ Outlook September   2

September 2026
Chief Economists’
Outlook



 This briefing builds on the latest policy development research as well as
 consultations and surveys with leading chief economists from both the public
 and private sectors, organized by the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the
New Economy and Society.

 It aims to summarize the emerging contours of the current economic
 environment and identify priorities for further action by policy-makers and
 business leaders in response to the compounding shocks to the global
 economy from geoeconomic, geopolitical and technological developments.

 The survey featured in this briefing was conducted from 4 to 20 August 2026.