Issue: Science and Technology

Innovation fuels growth, creates jobs, and expands economic opportunity. In the 21st century, America must do more to spur advances in science and technology and must build physical and legal structures that accelerate the process of discovery.

Events

• Promoting Opportunity and Growth Through Science, Technology, and Innovation. A Hamilton Project paper release and discussion. December 5, 2006.

New Approaches to Policy: Hamilton Project Strategy Paper

Technological progress has accounted for a large and increasing share of U.S. economic growth. The Hamilton Project's strategy for enhancing innovation is focused on three "I's": individuals, investment, and incentives. The strategy calls for improving the quality of our education and training, particularly in science and math, in order to develop a high-quality labor force; embracing a redesigned system of national investments in-along with a stronger commitment to-scientific research; and adopting smarter incentives for private firms to undertake research and development.

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Science and Technology Discussion Papers

All Hamilton Research and Commentary

• Investing in the Best and Brightest: Increased Fellowship Support for American Scientists and Engineers
  by Richard Freeman, Harvard University and the National Bureau of Economic Research
  
  
• Prizes for Technological Innovation
  by Thomas Kalil, University of California at Berkeley
  
  
• Aligning Patent Presumptions with the Reality of Patent Review: A Proposal for Patent Reform
  by Douglas Lichtman, University of Chicago Law School

All Hamilton Research and Commentary

Experts

Richard B. Freeman Harvard University	Douglas Gary Lichtman University of Chicago
Thomas Kalil UC Berkeley

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