RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Darrell M. West and Jenny Lu, June 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Technology can be a tool for making government better and democracy stronger. However, the public sector has continued to fall behind the private sector in technology innovation, writes Darrell West. Evaluating the web sites of leading U.S. corporations with state and national governments, West offers five reasons why the private sector has outpaced government in effective innovation, and ways the public sector could improve. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jane Nelson and Noam Unger, May 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution
As the Obama administration and Congress work to reform an outdated foreign assistance system, they have an opportunity to adapt official U.S. efforts to more effectively and efficiently support global development in partnership with businesses and civil society. Jane Nelson and Noam Unger recommend ways the U.S. government can better position itself within the 21st century global development ecosystem.
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PAST EVENT
Monday, April 20, 2009
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC
Moving the economy toward sustainable long-term economic growth requires a more complete understanding of not only the root causes of the economic crisis, but both how it spread first to the financial sector and then to the real economy. On April 20, Brookings’s Initiative on Business and Public Policy hosted a discussion to explore Wall Street's role in triggering the economic crisis and the role Wall Street leaders may play in leading us out. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
9:15 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
As public outrage grows over bonuses paid to employees at private firms being bailed out by the government, many are asking whether some companies are "too big to fail" and the consequences of propping up firms at any cost. The Initiative on Business and Public Policy at Brookings hosted Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Gary H. Stern and Vice President Ron J. Feldman to discuss the issue, along with former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Gary Burtless, March 17, 2009, The National Journal
The current financial crisis and the events that preceded it do not reveal a new problem in capitalism, says Gary Burtless. They do, however, highlight problems that have been obvious to careful observers for many years, and in some cases for centuries. One central problem underscored by the present crisis is the disconnect between the financial interests of senior company managers and the owners of the companies they work for. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jane Nelson, August 18, 2008, The Brookings Institution
The 2008 Brookings Blum Roundtable recently convened representatives to focus on how the poor of the world will cope with climate change. With a few notable exceptions, the climate adaptation challenge, and the links between climate change, economic growth, human rights, and poverty alleviation, has not been high on the corporate agenda. Jane Nelson, an expert in corporate social responsibility, recommends the corporate community take action to address climate change adaptation in the developing world. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ben Klemens, February 17, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle
In a recent op-ed, Ben Klemens addresses the issue of how the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative influences the restriction of generic drugs in the markets worldwide. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Raj M. Desai and Anders Olofsgård, January 31, 2008, The Brookings Institution
In a new Global working paper, Raj Desai and co-author Anders Olofsgård examines cronyism, specifically focusing on the competitiveness of politically favored firms, and finding that influential firms do innovate and invest less. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, December 06, 2007
12:00 PM to 12:00
Washington, DC
Brookings recently hosted leading economists for a discussion on the breadth and depth of sovereign wealth funds and potential regulation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Adeeb Mahmud and Greg Hills, September 30, 2007, The Brookings Instutution
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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Edward D. Kleinbard, June 01, 2007, Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution
This paper introduces the Business Enterprise Income Tax (BEIT), a comprehensive and detailed proposal for reforming business income taxation. Current law fails to tax all business income consistently and comprehensively. It distorts economic behavior and diverts managerial effort toward tax avoidance. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kimberly A. Clausing and Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, June 01, 2007, Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, The Brookings Institution
The current system of taxing multinational firms relies on separate accounting: firms account for earnings and costs in each location in which they operate. This system generates a large tax incentive to earn income in low-tax countries, and multinational firms respond by earning disproportionate profits in low-tax locations. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Mary Graham, May 01, 2007, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Interview with Mary Graham, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (5/1/07) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Clifford Winston and Robert W. Crandall, December 18, 2006, The Wall Street Journal
Robert Crandall and Clifford Winston argue that policy-makers take the wrong approach in opposing recent merger attempts in the airline industry. While enforcement of antitrust laws can improve consumer welfare in some cases, Crandall and Winston conclude that government efforts to prevent such mergers "do little to improve consumer welfare and sometimes actually reduce it." Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Lael Brainard, October 24, 2006, The Brookings Institution
Presentation by Lael Brainard (11/2006) Read More