Research and Commentary

Chicago’s Promise as a Manufacturing Policy Leader

February 26, 2013, Howard Wial

Did Manufacturing Job Losses Hold the Midwest Back?

May 14, 2012, Howard Wial

Why Does Manufacturing Matter? Which Manufacturing Matters?

February 22, 2012, Susan Helper, Timothy Krueger and Howard Wial

Manufacturing Job Loss Is Not Inevitable

February 22, 2012, Howard Wial

Manufacturing is Special: Why America Needs Its Makers

February 9, 2012, Howard Wial

The Outsized Benefits of U.S. Manufacturing

February 6, 2012, Jonathan Rothwell and Howard Wial

Government Jobs and the Economic Recovery in Metropolitan America

June 22, 2011, Howard Wial

Accelerating Advanced Manufacturing with New Research Centers

February 8, 2011, Susan Helper and Howard Wial

Exploring Jobless Recovery in Buffalo, New York and Cape Coral, Florida

March 18, 2010, Howard Wial

Boosting Productivity, Innovation, and Growth through a National Innovation Foundation

April 22, 2008, Robert D. Atkinson and Howard Wial

The State of Metropolitan America