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TechTank

New training models and policies for a digital economy workforce

Jack Karsten

Thursday, April 18, 2019

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Education Plus Development

Selling civic engagement: A unique role for the private sector?

Rebecca Winthrop

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

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The Avenue

Aging and in need of attention: America’s infrastructure and its 17 million workers

Joseph W. Kane

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Workforce Development

Advancing inclusion through clean energy jobs

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

April 18, 2019

Reports

Economic Development

Five economic development takeaways from the Amazon HQ2 bids

Nathan M. Jensen

Monday, March 4, 2019

Workforce Development

Advancing opportunity in California’s Inland Empire

Chad Shearer, Isha Shah, and Marek Gootman

February 26, 2019

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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

Climate Change

How the geography of climate damage could make the politics less polarizing

Mark Muro, David G. Victor, and Jacob Whiton

January 29, 2019

Blog Posts

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The Avenue

Automation perpetuates the red-blue divide

Mark Muro, Jacob Whiton, and Robert Maxim

March 19, 2019

The Avenue

Which cities lead the nation for women founding venture-backed startups?

Ian Hathaway

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Fritza Lemitelamy (R) and her son Jonathan, students in the Culinary Job Training Program at the New Hampshire Food Bank, cart applesauce made by the class to a freezer amid shelves of the food bank's storage space in Manchester, New Hampshire November 6, 2013. Fritza Lemitelamy, a single mother of six, and two of her children are taking the eight week course for the unemployed and the underemployed with the ultimate goal of opening their own Haitian restaurant. The class, which in addition to teaching kitchen and life skills produces meals for three agencies of the New Hampshire Food Bank. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY FOOD) - TM4E9B719LW01

The Avenue

A governor’s policy playbook to address disruptions from automation and artificial intelligence

John D. Ratliff and Nathan Arnosti

Friday, March 1, 2019

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Capitalizing on Industry 4.0 in Africa

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

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How the new tax bill encourages tax avoidance

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Thursday, December 14, 2017

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Why does the US need energy innovation?

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Business & Industry

New training models and policies for a digital economy workforce

Selling civic engagement: A unique role for the private sector?

Aging and in need of attention: America’s infrastructure and its 17 million workers

Advancing inclusion through clean energy jobs

Reports

Five economic development takeaways from the Amazon HQ2 bids

Advancing opportunity in California’s Inland Empire

The common ownership hypothesis: Theory and evidence

How artificial intelligence affects financial consumers

How the geography of climate damage could make the politics less polarizing

Blog Posts

Automation perpetuates the red-blue divide

Which cities lead the nation for women founding venture-backed startups?

A governor’s policy playbook to address disruptions from automation and artificial intelligence

Events

Building the workforce of the future: Resilient people and places

Can big data improve economic measurement?

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

Related Books

Think Tanks

Perfiles Arancelarios en el Mundo 2018

Profils Tarifaires dans le Monde 2018

Multimedia

Capitalizing on Industry 4.0 in Africa

How the new tax bill encourages tax avoidance

Why does the US need energy innovation?

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