RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Robert Atkinson and Howard Wial, April 22, 2008, The Brookings Institution
To respond to America’s slipping leadership in commercial innovation the federal government should establish a National Innovation Foundation (NIF)—a nimble, lean, and collaborative entity devoted to supporting firms and other organizations in their innovative activities. By realigning and augmenting the nation’s diffuse present efforts the new entity would help create better jobs in America, not just for highly educated “knowledge workers” but for high school graduates in manufacturing and “low-tech services.” Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Karen G. Mills, Elisabeth B. Reynolds and Andrew Reamer, April 22, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Regional industry clusters—geographic concentrations of interconnected firms and supporting organizations—represent a potent source of productivity at a moment of national vulnerability to global economic competition. For that reason, the federal government should establish an industry clusters program that stimulates the collaborative interactions of firms and supporting organizations in regional economies to produce more commercial innovation and higherwage employment. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ron Haskins, Elisabeth Hirschhorn Donahue and Marisa Nightingale, Spring 2008, Future of Children Policy Brief
Parents are worried that teens are drowning in messages about sex, smoking, drinking, consumer goods and a host of other behaviors and products that threaten their well-being. This brief advocates using creative media to provide youth with positive messages that counteract the negative damaging messages to which they are exposed. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Washington, DC
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Hal J. Singer and Robert W. Crandall, July 11, 2007, The Wall Street Journal
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Rikkie L. K. Yeung, April 13, 2007, The Brookings Institution
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ben Klemens, May 30, 2006, The Brookings Institution
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Washington, DC
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Washington, DC
PAST EVENT
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Washington, DC
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Washington, DC
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Charles H. Ferguson, 28-Apr-04, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation