UPCOMING EVENT
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC
Despite massive job losses in the last decade, U.S. manufacturing remains critical to the nation’s economic future and requires a new era of policy attention. On February 22, the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings hosts a forum exploring the type of manufacturing the nation is most likely to retain and build, as well as a policy framework for strengthening high-wage, export-intensive production in America. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Howard Wial and Jonathan Rothwell, February 06, 2012, The Avenue, The New Republic
Howard Wial and Jonathan Rothwell respond to a New York Times opinion piece that questions whether the country’s manufacturing sector needs government support. Wial and Rothwell outline the case for reviving the sector, showing how it disproportionately abets innovation and regional economic clusters. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Washington, DC
Innovation and entrepreneurship are crucial for creating new jobs and building our nation’s long-term prosperity. Research indicates that firms less than five years old have been responsible for all net job creation in the United States over the past 30 years – approximately 40 million jobs. On February 1, Brookings hosted a discussion with Steve Case, AOL co-founder and CEO of Revolution LLC, and Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), the co-sponsors of the Startup Act on strategies for increasing high-growth entrepreneurship and creating jobs through improving the environment for entrepreneurs to start companies and expand existing businesses. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin, January 20, 2012, The Atlantic Cities
Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin describe two initiatives – one in Northeast Ohio and one in the Puget Sound region – that draw on their areas’ distinct economic assets to spur innovation and help create jobs. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin, January 20, 2012, The Atlantic Cities
Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin urge federal leaders to take note of state and metropolitan innovations and monitor how regional ideas can affect federal policy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin, January 19, 2012, The Atlantic Cities
A coalition of academic, philanthropic, and government leaders is working to bridge the achievement gap in the Seattle area. Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin show how this initiative plans to use a new data-based model to boost educational attainment in underperforming districts. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin, January 19, 2012, The Atlantic Cities
Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin describe an education and training initiative in North Carolina’s community college system, aimed at properly training people entering today’s job market. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin, January 19, 2012, The Atlantic Cities
To improve regional trade and competitiveness, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has proposed a new infrastructure plan, even as the state faces fiscal challenges. Bruce Katz and Judith Rodin explore the benefits of implementing the plan through strategic investments. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, January 13, 2012
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC
On January 13, Brookings gathered CEOs of leading U.S. businesses plus state and federal experts for a day-long series of panels addressing job creation, economic competitiveness and innovations in technology. U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson delivered keynote remarks. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC
On January 11, Karen Kornbluh, U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), delivered a keynote address on the recent adoption of the "Recommendation on Principles for Internet Policy Making." Ambassador Kornbluh and a panel of government, industry, and consumer experts from the United States and Europe addressed the next steps in constructing international policymaking principles that support the virtuous cycle of investment, access and innovation needed in today's economic climate and how the OECD principles fit into broader international efforts. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Mark Muro and Lewis M. Milford, January 11, 2012, The Avenue, The New Republic
Following the release of a new paper on clean energy finance, Mark Muro and Lewis Milford explain why the country’s transition to new energy sources must begin to take root in states and regions while progress at the federal level is stalled. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Lewis M. Milford, Mark Muro, Jessica Morey, Devashree Saha and Mark Sinclair, January 11, 2012, The Brookings Institution
At a moment of reduced federal clean energy investment, state clean energy funds offer a source of funding for clean energy development. This paper argues that these funds, which have already been used for investments in project finance and deployment, are ideally positioned for experimentation on clean energy-related economic development activities. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Mark Muro and Devashree Saha, December 14, 2011, The Avenue, The New Republic
Mark Muro and Devashree Saha examine new initiatives at the U.S. Department of Defense that demonstrate a commitment to developing new technologies and widely deploying existing ones, arguing that doing both is necessary to clean up the U.S. energy system. Read More
VIDEO
Robert E. Litan, November 18, 2011
Real growth in jobs in the United States can be attributed primarily to new startup companies and not existing small businesses, as Robert Litan explains.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Robert E. Litan, November 08, 2011, CNBC
While an economic narrative has formed around the idea small businesses should not be relied on for job growth, Robert Litan points out that encouraging small business growth is important because new businesses create jobs. Policies that promote entrepreneurship, Litan argues, can provide a spark for the American economy. Read More