UPCOMING EVENT: The Summit for American Prosperity: Washington and Metro Areas Working Together

June 11-12, 2008
The Washington Hilton
Washington D.C.

Thursday, June 12, 2008
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC

Join us for a National Summit and help us design a new federal agenda that leverages the assets of metropolitan areas—the engines of America's prosperity. Learn about new federal policy ideas. Meet other local and regional innovators.

The Summit will begin with a dinner on Wednesday, June 11, followed by a day-long program on Thursday, June 12.

To request more information, contact Kathleen Kruczlnicki at KKruczlnicki@brookings.edu or visit our event page.
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Competitiveness, Cities, U.S. Economy, U.S. Economic Growth, Federalism

SPOTLIGHT: New Orleans

Reuters/Lee Celano - Musicians march in silence expressing the effects felt by musicians after Hurricane Katrina.

The New Orleans Index: Tracking Recovery in the Region

Amy Liu, April 2008

Though buoyed by some recent high-profile events-the return of their playoff-bound pro basketball team plus the upcoming Jazz and Heritage Festival-aspects of greater New Orleans' recovery have slowed. Repopulation remains slow, exacerbating a tight labor market. The number of new Road Home closings has dipped dramatically, and many major infrastructure repairs, though funded, still have yet to get underway. Read More

New Orleans, Cities, Community Development

SPOTLIGHT: Competitiveness

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An Economic Plan for the Commonwealth: Unleashing the Assets of Metropolitan Pennsylvania

Bruce Katz and Amy Liu, March 31, 2008

In Pennsylvania, the next major presidential primary state, concerns about the economy loom large. A true federal economic agenda for the Commonwealth must empower state and local innovators to leverage the core assets of the nation's economy--innovation, infrastructure, human capital and quality places--where those assets are located: Pennsylvania’s many small and large metropolitan areas. Read More

Competitiveness, Transportation, Pennsylvania, U.S. Economic Growth, Economic Development

SPOTLIGHT: Trade

Istock Photos - The Ambassador Bridge connecting the United States and Canada

The Vital Connection: Reclaiming Great Lakes Economic Leadership in the Bi-National U.S.-Canadian Region

John C. Austin, Britany Affolter-Caine and Elaine Dezenski, March 24, 2008

The bi-national Great Lakes region can continue to model what economic regions will look like in the global economy—and also how they can thrive. Read More

Trade, Economic Development, U.S. Economy, U.S. Economic Growth, Global Economics

Event

Blueprint for American Prosperity: Unleashing the Potential of a Metropolitan Nation

Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Washington, DC

At this forum, featuring a panel of innovative business, philanthropic, government and university leaders, Brookings launched Blueprint for American Prosperity, a multi-year initiative to promote an economic agenda for the nation that builds on the assets—and centrality—of America’s metropolitan areas. Read More

Competitiveness, Cities, U.S. Economic Growth

Competitiveness

Innovation and Clusters

Brookings released two reports today calling on the federal government to respond to America’s slipping leadership in commercial innovation. In the first report Brookings and Information Technology & Innovation Foundation researchers recommend that the federal government augment its diffuse current activities by establishing a National Innovation Foundation—a lean, nimble and collaborative organization designed to work with businesses and other organizations in support of their innovation activities. In the second publication, Brookings scholars propose a federal industry cluster grant program to stimulate competitive regional cluster initiatives across the nation. Read More

Blueprint for American Prosperity

Battleground Dynamics Series

In the first in a series of reports on the demographic and political dynamics under way in 10 “battleground” states that will be crucial in deciding the 2008 election, the authors examine the political geography of Pennsylvania to explore whether the state will become more Democratic, remain closely divided or even go Republican for the first time in five elections. Read More

TAXES

Bridging the Gap: Refundable Tax Credits in Metropolitan and Rural America

Elizabeth Kneebone, April 14, 2008

In this report, Elizbeth Kneebone examines the changing distribution of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) recipients across large cites and suburbs, smaller metro areas, and rural communities throughout the country. While taxpayers in large cities and rural areas were the most likely to claim the EITC in 2005, more than one-third of EITC filers lived in the suburbs of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. Read More

Research and Commentary

A Blueprint for American Prosperity

Bruce Katz, May 23, 2007

Bruce Katz argues that the United States needs a national agenda to give cities and metros the rules and the tools they need to prosper. Read More

Blueprint for American Prosperity - What's New

Innovation and Clusters April 22, 2008

Bruce Katz, Amy Liu and Steve Wray: Pennsylvania Economic Revival Lies in its Metro Assets April 14, 2008 • Philadelphia Inquirer

Rob Puentes: Testimony before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure April 09, 2008

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