Competitiveness

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As emerging economies and existing powers seek competitive advantages, how can America retain its edge? If global integration is going to be an enduring benefit for Americans—and receive their broad-based political support—the United States will need a sustained national agenda for remaining the world's most vibrant economy. Brookings’s research on competitiveness integrates the global debate with developments at the local, state and federal levels.

Military police attend the lowering of the flag ceremony at the "Armed Forces. Passion to Serve Mexico" army exhibition at the Zocalo square in downtown Mexico City (REUTERS/Tomas Bravo).

Past Event

The Obama-Peña Nieto Meeting: Critical Issues in the Upcoming U.S.-Mexico Talks

April 11, 2013

On April 11, the Latin America Initiative at Brookings hosted a discussion on the critical issues that will dominate the upcoming meeting between President Barack Obama and Mexico's newly elected President Enrique Peña Nieto. Arturo Sarukhan, former ambassador of Mexico to the United States, provided opening remarks on the larger political context for the bilateral meeting, followed by a panel discussion featuring contributors to the forthcoming book, The End of Nostalgia: Mexico Confronts the Challenges of Global Competition.

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The airline case shouldn’t be taken in isolation of other deregulated industries. What we’re seeing in airlines is what we’ve seen in railroads, telecom, and trucking.
February 14, 2013, Clifford Winston, Christian Science Monitor
In the News

[Colorado] is entering a period where it has an opportunity to be the Silicon Valley of space.
February 5, 2013, Mark Muro, The Associated Press
In the News

Leaders must be very intentional in raising the skills and education levels of the fastest-growing portions of our population. Our global competitiveness, our innovative capacities, will hinge on our ability to arm Latinos, Asians and African Americans with the skills and tools they need to thrive in our economy.
October 10, 2012, Amy Liu, Nashville Business Journal
Expert Q & A | Robert Puentes

Transportation Bill Is Critical for America’s Productivity and Competitiveness

June 26, 2012, Robert Puentes
In the News

Trade policy is not just nation to nation — it's city to city.
June 24, 2012, Bruce Katz, Miami Herald
In the News

What’s unfortunate is that this federal [subsidy] drawdown comes just as some of these [clean tech] industries are beginning to approach competitiveness and are likely to approach a degree of price parity [with fossil fuels] in the next five years or so.
June 22, 2012, Mark Muro, National Geographic News Watch
In the News

Manufacturing matters to exports, and global market access is the key to the future of manufacturing.
June 11, 2012, Amy Liu, Business First
Podcast

@Brookings Podcast: Barriers and Benefits in Free Trade Agreements

July 29, 2011, Joshua Meltzer
Expert Q & A

Sizing the Clean Economy

July 13, 2011, Mark Muro
Expert Q & A

Low Carbon Energy Will Help Drive the Next U.S. Economy

February 8, 2011, Bruce Katz

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