Chief Economists Outlook January 2025

33Chief Economists Outlook Contributors The World Economic Forum would like to thank the members of the Community of Chief Economists for their thought leadership and guidance. We also thank the members of the broader core community of the Centre for the New Economy and Society for their ongoing commitment and contributions to addressing several of the factors presented in this outlook. Figures are based on 36 survey responses. We would like to thank, in particular, all community members who completed the survey and contributed to this edition of the outlook through community discussions. We are grateful to our colleagues in the Centre for the New Economy and Society for helpful suggestions and comments, particularly Armita Behboodi, Jesse Caemmerer, Kateryna Karunska and Sriharsha Masabathula in the Economic Growth and Transformation team, as well as Attilio Di Battista and Eoin Ó Cathasaigh. Thank you to Sean Doherty in the Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics for expert feedback on section 4. Thank you also to Silja Baller and Sriram Gutta for reviewing this edition and to Saadia Zahidi for her guidance and oversight of the Chief Economists Outlook series. We are grateful to Martha Howlett and Laurence Denmark for copyediting, graphic design and layout. The views expressed in this briefing do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum or those of its members and partners. This briefing is a contribution to the World Economic Forum’s insight and interaction activities and is published to elicit comments and further debate. World Economic Forum Aengus Collins, Head, Economic Growth and Transformation, Centre for the New Economy and Society Philipp Großkurth, Insight Lead, Economic Growth and Transformation, Centre for the New Economy and Society