Research and Commentary

Big Box vs. Spring Boks: Wal-Mart’s Troubles Entering the South African Retail Market

November 1, 2011, Jessica Smith and Olumide Taiwo

Are Law Schools and Bar Exams Necessary?

October 25, 2011, Clifford Winston

Global Cities: The Drivers of Economic Growth

October 20, 2011, Bruce Katz

A Win for Metropolitan Business Planning in Puget Sound

September 30, 2011, Kenan Fikri and Mark Muro

The Trans-Pacific Partnership — Its Economic and Strategic Implications

September 30, 2011, Joshua Meltzer

Why the United States Should Not Abandon Its Clean Energy Lending Programs

September 27, 2011, Mark Muro and Jonathan Rothwell

Preparing American Teens for the Next Economy

September 16, 2011, Bruce Katz

A Euro Exit: Lessons from Argentina’s Economic Crisis

September 16, 2011, Eduardo Levy-Yeyati

Leveraging the Potential of Metropolitan Areas

September 15, 2011, Bruce Katz

Education, Demand, and Unemployment in Metropolitan America

September 9, 2011, Alan Berube and Jonathan Rothwell

Obama's Jobs Bill: Will It Reduce Metropolitan Unemployment?

September 9, 2011, Alan Berube and Jonathan Rothwell

Small Town America Is Metropolitan America

August 25, 2011, Bruce Katz and Owen Washburn

Will Obama Ever Say What He Should About the Jobs Crisis?

August 25, 2011, William A. Galston

President Obama's Bus Tour: Focus on Export Bright Spot to Boost Jobs

August 17, 2011, Emilia Istrate and Bruce Katz

President Obama's Bus Tour: Don't Forget 'Bottom-Up' Job Creation

August 15, 2011, Kenan Fikri and Mark Muro

The Government as a Spark Plug for Innovation

August 11, 2011, Jennifer Bradley

@Brookings Podcast: Barriers and Benefits in Free Trade Agreements

July 29, 2011, Joshua Meltzer

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The U.S. May Need More Lawyers!

July 29, 2011, Robert W. Crandall and Clifford Winston

Congress Should Pass Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama

July 28, 2011, Joshua Meltzer

Delivering the Next American Economy: Unleashing the Potential of Greater Charleston, South Carolina

July 28, 2011, Amy Liu

Korea, Colombia, Panama: Pending Trade Accords Offer Economic and Strategic Gains for the United States

July 2011, Mauricio Cárdenas and Joshua Meltzer

Why the U.S. Government Should Embrace Smart Cities

July 26, 2011, Bruce Katz

Boosting the Great Lakes International Economy

July 19, 2011, John C. Austin

Sizing the Clean Economy: A Green Jobs Assessment

July 13, 2011, Mark Muro, Jonathan Rothwell and Devashree Saha

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Green Jobs and the Allure of the Clean Economy

July 13, 2011, Mark Muro