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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioComparing Technology Innovation in the Private and Public Sectors

Darrell M. West and Jenny Lu, June 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Comparing Technology Innovation in the Private and Public SectorsTechnology 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

E-Government, Information Technology, Technology, Corporations, Business

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioStrengthening America's Global Development Partnerships

Jane Nelson and Noam Unger, May 13, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Strengthening America's Global Development PartnershipsAs the Obama administration and Congress work to reform an outdated foreign assistance system, they have an opportunity to adapt official U.S. efforts to more effectively and efficiently support global development in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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Foreign Assistance Reform, Corporate Social Responsibility, Civil Society, Development, Volunteering

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Save to My PortfolioRisk, Reward and the Road to Economic Recovery

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

U.S. Economy, U.S. Financial Market Regulation, Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, Corporations

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Save to My PortfolioFacing—and Fixing—"Too Big to Fail"

Tuesday, March 31, 2009
9:15 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Paul Morigi - Gary Stern giving presentation 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

U.S. Financial Market Regulation, Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, Banking, U.S. Economy

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Save to My PortfolioThe Financial Crisis and a Flaw in Corporate Capitalism

Gary Burtless, March 17, 2009, The National Journal

The Financial Crisis and a Flaw in Corporate CapitalismThe 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

Financial Institutions, Financial Markets, Corporations, Corporate Governance, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCorporate Action on Climate Adaptation and Development

Jane Nelson, August 18, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Corporate Action on Climate Adaptation and DevelopmentThe 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

Climate Change, Development, Environment, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioU.S. Expanding the Law - Domestic and Foreign - to Benefit Corporations

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

Trade, Corporations, Intellectual Property

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDo Politically Connected Firms Undermine Their Own Competitiveness?

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

Competitiveness, Business, Economic Development, Developing Countries, Politics

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Save to My PortfolioShould Sovereign Wealth Funds Be Regulated?

Thursday, December 06, 2007
12:00 PM to 12:00
Washington, DC

Should Sovereign Wealth Funds Be Regulated?Brookings recently hosted leading economists for a discussion on the breadth and depth of sovereign wealth funds and potential regulation. Read More

Competitiveness, International Monetary Fund, Middle East, U.S. Congress, International Finance

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioVolunteering for Impact: Best Practices in International Corporate Volunteering

Adeeb Mahmud and Greg Hills, September 30, 2007, The Brookings Instutution

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Volunteering, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporations, Community Development, Development

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Save to My PortfolioRehabilitating the Business Income Tax

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

Taxes, Corporate Taxes, Corporations, U.S. Economy

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Save to My PortfolioReforming Corporate Taxation in a Global Economy: A Proposal to Adopt Formulary Apportionment

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

Taxes, Competitiveness, Corporate Taxes, Corporations, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioInvestigating Public Transparency Policies

Mary Graham, May 01, 2007, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

Interview with Mary Graham, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (5/1/07) Read More

U.S. Politics, Governance, Business, Corporations, Politics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioUnfriendly Skies

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

Airline Industry, Regulation, Transportation, Corporations, Business

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioLeading in a Global Environment

Lael Brainard, October 24, 2006, The Brookings Institution

Presentation by Lael Brainard (11/2006) Read More

Globalization, U.S. Politics, Emerging Markets, Global Economics, Global Poverty

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An economist and lawyer who has served in a variety of federal agencies and White House posts, Bob Litan is an expert on antitrust; banking; Internet policy; and other financial and regulatory issues.
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