Business & Industry

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Ajit Pai during an event on United States 5G deployment in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 12, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC19EF413F60

TechTank

How the FCC lost a year in “the race to 5G”

Friday, June 14, 2019

Job seekers and recruiters gather at TechFair in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Monica Almeida - RC1E2AF478E0

U.S. Economy

How to fix capitalism: Nine expert solutions for America’s broken system

Heidi Shierholz, Isabel V. Sawhill, James Ziliak, Robert Doar, Abigail Wozniak, Oren Cass, Steven Pearlstein, Lane Kenworthy, Nell Abernathy, Darrick Hamilton, and Julie Margetta Morgan

Friday, June 14, 2019

Geography of Jobs

Economic Development

Where jobs are concentrating and why it matters to cities and regions

Chad Shearer, Jennifer S. Vey, and Joanne Kim

June 18, 2019

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Entrepreneurship

As the venture capital game gets bigger, the Midwest keeps missing out

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Reports

Solar panels

Workforce Development

Advancing inclusion through clean energy jobs

Mark Muro, Adie Tomer, Ranjitha Shivaram, and Joseph W. Kane

April 18, 2019

Amazon storefront

Economic Development

Five economic development takeaways from the Amazon HQ2 bids

Nathan M. Jensen

Monday, March 4, 2019

Riverside California

Workforce Development

Advancing opportunity in California’s Inland Empire

Chad Shearer, Isha Shah, and Marek Gootman

February 26, 2019

A list of the best-performing stocks on the ASX200 index are shown on an electronic board at the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney on the first full day of trading following Donald Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election, November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - S1AEULYGBRAA

U.S. Economy

The common ownership hypothesis: Theory and evidence

Matthew Backus, Christopher Conlon, and Michael Sinkinson

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

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Technology & Innovation

How artificial intelligence affects financial consumers

Makada Henry-Nickie

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Blog Posts

Paul Georgiou, owner of The Dining Plaice fish and chip shop, poses for a photograph in central London May 22, 2012. Deep-fried fish in a crispy batter with fat golden chips is still as popular as ever with the British public, ranked alongside roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and chicken tikka masala as the nation's favourite dish. Picture taken May 22, 2012. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN - Tags: FOOD SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 12 OF 29 FOR PACKAGE 'AS BRITISH AS FISH AND CHIPS'.SEARCH 'EDDIE FISH' TO FIND ALL IMAGES - GM1E8671J3U01

Up Front

Self-employment can be good for your health

Milena Nikolova

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

A card showing the price of tomatoes is seen at a food market in Istanbul, Turkey, February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RC13CDFC8430

Future Development

Exporting better

Alberto Portugal, Natasha Rovo, Hilda Shijaku, and Christoph Ungerer

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

A worker walks past second-hand robots in a factory in Shanghai, August 21, 2015. More than a hundred second-hand robots used to make Audi A3s at a German car factory are going through refurbishment at a Wecan Group factory in Shanghai. Picture taken August 21, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song - GF10000184124

TechTank

New training models and policies for a digital economy workforce

Thursday, April 18, 2019

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Events

Building the workforce of the future: Resilient people and places

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Can big data improve economic measurement?

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Development Seminar | World Development Report 2019: The changing nature of work

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Multimedia

Employees work on the manufacturing line at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone textile factory in Nairobi, Kenya April 13, 2017. Picture taken April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC116416CF10

Africa in focus

Capitalizing on Industry 4.0 in Africa

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) holds a sample tax form as he unveils legislation to overhaul the tax code.

Unpacked

How the new tax bill encourages tax avoidance

Thursday, December 14, 2017

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Unpacked

Why does the US need energy innovation?

Mark Muro and Devashree Saha

Thursday, June 1, 2017

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