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Save to My PortfolioNew Innovation Escapes Budget Cap

Mark Muro, February 05, 2010

Even in lean times, President Obama’s 2011 budget proposal favors basic science and applied research. This signals that the administration is really serious about reigniting the American entrepreneurial spirit, explains Mark Muro. More jobs and more investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy programs could also be realized in expanding research and development.

Innovation, Infrastructure, Energy Security, Environment, Unemployment

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAround the Halls: President Obama's State of the Union Address

Robert Puentes, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst and Isabel V. Sawhill, January 28, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Around the Halls: President Obama's State of the Union Address

On Janaury 27, President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Scholars from around the halls of Brookings offer their thoughts on the speech and on various issues the president addressed, from updating the nation's high-speed rail infrastructure and investing in the education and skills of the American people, to the budget deficit and the nation's economic growth.
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Infrastructure, Transportation, Education, U.S. Department of Education, Budget Deficit

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMoving Forward Incrementally on Infrastructure

Robert Puentes, January 22, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Moving Forward Incrementally on InfrastructureIn the response to President Obama speech at the 75th annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Robert Puentes comments that the president’s proposals, albeit small, represent significant steps toward the bold infrastructure vision he offered in his 2008 speech to the same group. Read More

Infrastructure, Cities, U.S. Economic Growth, Competitiveness

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report: Innovation and Infrastructure

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Washington, DC

The Scouting Report: Innovation and InfrastructureOn Wednesday, January 20, as part of a Brookings project to assess President Obama’s performance in 2009 on a range of policy issues, Brookings Vice President Bruce Katz, director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, was on hand to discuss President Obama’s progress on infrastructure projects and innovation. POLITICO Senior Editor Fred Barbash moderated the discussion. Read More

Infrastructure, Innovation, Competitiveness, U.S. Economy, The Presidency

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Scouting Report Web Chat: Innovation and Infrastructure

Bruce Katz, January 20, 2010, The Brookings Institution

The Scouting Report Web Chat: Innovation and InfrastructureOn Wednesday, January 20, as part of a Brookings project to assess the president’s performance in 2009 on a range of policy issues, Bruce Katz answered questions in a live web chat about President Obama’s progress on infrastructure projects and innovation. Read More

Infrastructure, Innovation, Competitiveness, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioObama's Plans to Rebuild American Prosperity

Bruce Katz and Robert Puentes, January 15, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Obama's Plans to Rebuild American ProsperityIn this installment of the Status Report, a series of policy assessments of the Obama administration's first year, Bruce Katz and Robert Puentes give President Obama an A- for boosting infrastructure spending and needed policy reforms. On the larger effort to rebuild American prosperity, they write that the work is thus far incomplete. Read More

Infrastructure, Competitiveness, U.S. Economy, Cities, The Presidency

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioSchwartz Forum: Infrastructure Investments, Economic Growth and Jobs

Thursday, December 10, 2009
11:00 AM to 12:45 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Jim YoungOn December 10, the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings hosted the fourth Bernard L. Schwartz Forum on U.S. Competitiveness to address the connection between infrastructure investments and economic growth, including the release of a paper discussing the merits and intersections of the capital budget and National Infrastructure Bank concepts. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood outlined current federal reform efforts. Read More

Competitiveness, Infrastructure, U.S. Economic Stimulus, U.S. Economic Growth, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioInvesting for Success: Examining a Federal Capital Budget and a National Infrastructure Bank

Emilia Istrate and Robert Puentes, December 10, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Investing for Success: Examining a Federal Capital Budget and a National Infrastructure BankEmilia Istrate and Robert Puentes examine the current federal investment process and call for a revamped federal infrastructure policy in order to upgrade existing facilities, expand choices in moving people and goods, and help us attain energy independence. Moreover, in order to achieve these goals a federal capital budget and national infrastructure bank are explored as solutions. Read More

Competitiveness, Infrastructure, U.S. Economic Growth

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCreating Jobs in the Recession

Bruce Katz, December 10, 2009, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Policy

Creating Jobs in the RecessionDuring testimony before a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Bruce Katz highlighted six strategies to stop additional job losses and build a lower-carbon, innovation-fueled and export-oriented economy. He emphasized that national recovery will be metropolitan-led but will vary across metropolitan areas—the building blocks of the U.S. economy. Read More

Competitiveness, U.S. Economic Growth, Infrastructure, Labor, U.S. Economy

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioAn Address on Jobs and the Economy by President Barack Obama

Tuesday, December 08, 2009
11:25 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Jason ReedIn an address at the Brookings Institution, President Barack Obama discussed his plans for job creation, including making investments in infrastructure, productivity and tax incentives for small businesses. The president also outlined proposals for alternative energy and green technology. Read More

U.S. Economy, U.S. Economic Growth, Labor Markets, Infrastructure, Productivity

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRethinking the Way on Infrastructure

Bruce Katz and Robert Puentes, November 20, 2009, The Hill

With rising concern about the nation’s anemic job numbers, infrastructure has emerged as a centerpiece of a number of proposed “jobs bills.” In a Hill op-ed, Bruce Katz and Robert Puentes point out that infrastructure is not necessarily a cure-all and outline the federal leadership and strategies necessary for successful investment in the way we move goods, people and power. Read More

Infrastructure, U.S. Economic Growth, U.S. Economy, Labor Markets, Unemployment

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioImproving Broadband Innovation and Investment

Monday, November 09, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Improving Broadband Innovation and InvestmentBroadband and wireless technologies are key elements of our nation’s economic, social and civic development. With the Federal Communications Commission’s stated goals of bringing broadband access to all Americans, it is crucial to determine how to be innovative when investing in broadband infrastructure. On November 9, the Brookings Institution hosted a policy forum to examine this issue and to discuss ways to overcome barriers to developing this infrastructure. Read More

Broadband Policy, Federal Communications Commission, Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Technology

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioInfrastructure in India: The Economics of Transition from Public to Private Provision

Urjit R. Patel and Saugata Bhattacharya, October 27, 2009, Journal of Comparative Economics

Indian infrastructure is being refashioned. The provisioning of infrastructure services in India is steadily moving away from the realm of government to that of private sector. Brookings expert Urjit Patel and Saugata Bhattacharya discuss the economics of this transition from public to private provision. Read More

India , India's Economy, BRICs, Infrastructure, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPresident Obama and the Smart Grid

Charles K. Ebinger and Lea T. Rosenbohm, October 27, 2009, The Brookings Institution

President Obama and the Smart GridCharles Ebinger and Lea Rosenbohm say President Obama's decision to use $3.4 billion dollars of stimulus money to begin developing a smart grid is a welcome development. Ebinger and Rosenbohm look to how the smart grid will help benefit providers and consumers while noting additional steps that will be required moving forward. Read More

Energy Security, Infrastructure, U.S. Congress

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioMetropolitan Planning for Sustainable Growth

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

On October 13, the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program hosted a panel discussion around how to best prepare and support metropolitan regions in the development of integrated blueprint plans for sustainable growth. Read More

Cities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Housing, Environment

In Brief

Infrastructure—freight ports, airports, bridges, roads, rail and transit networks, water and sewer systems and the web of channel communications—is America’s connective tissue and crucial to its economic competitiveness. Smart policies and investments can enhance the health and vitality of metropolitan areas, where the bulk of the U.S. population lives.

Featured Experts

Bruce Katz

Bruce Katz

Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program
The Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropolitan Policy

Bruce Katz, vice president and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, regularly advises national, state, regional and municipal leaders on policy reforms that advance the competitiveness of metropolitan areas.
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Robert Puentes

Robert Puentes

Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program

Robert Puentes focuses on the broad array of policies and issues related to metropolitan growth and development. He is an expert on transportation and infrastructure, urban planning, growth management, suburban issues and housing.
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Clifford Winston

Clifford Winston

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

Cliff Winston’s research focuses on microeconomic policy and government performance. He has written extensively on regulation and transportation.
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ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

ExpertRichard C. Bush III

Richard Bush is the director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies. His public service career spans Congress, the intelligence community and the U.S. State Department. He currently focuses on China-Taiwan and U.S.-China relations, the Korean peninsula and Japan’s security.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

ExpertMwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative. He focuses on Africa's development, including institutions for economic growth, the political economy, and private sector development.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

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The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

Policy CenterCenter for Northeast Asian Policy Studies

CNAPS conducts research, analysis, and outreach designed to enhance policy development and understanding on the pressing political, economic, and security issues facing Northeast Asia.

Policy CenterUrban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

The Tax Policy Center, a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, is comprised of nationally recognized experts in tax, budget and social policy who have served at the highest levels of government.

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Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

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The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.