Manufacturing

U.S. President Joe Biden hands a pen to Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, as he signs an executive order on "promoting competition in the American economy" as members of his Cabinet standby in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington U.S., July 9, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

TechTank

President Biden’s right to repair order needs strengthening to aid consumers

James Seddon and Darrell M. West

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

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Can the Biden administration improve the manufacturing sector?

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Illustration photo shows various medicine pills in their original packaging in Brussels, Belgium August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Illustration

TechTank

Time to make essential medicines within the United States

Darrell M. West

Monday, June 14, 2021

2021

Jun

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Rebuilding the US medical supply chain

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

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Technology & Innovation

Robot census: Gathering data to improve policymaking on new technologies

Robert Seamans

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Report

A people-centered approach to improving job quality in Chicago

Reniya Dinkins and Gabriel Morrison

July 23, 2020

Report

Reshoring advanced manufacturing supply chains to generate good jobs

Andrew Fish and Honora Spillane

July 23, 2020

Technology & Innovation

The case for growth centers: How to spread tech innovation across America

Robert D. Atkinson, Mark Muro, and Jacob Whiton

December 9, 2019

Workforce Development

Advancing opportunity in California’s Inland Empire

Chad Shearer, Isha Shah, and Marek Gootman

February 26, 2019

Blog Posts

Employees of Hamilton Medical AG test ventilators at a plant in Domat/Ems, Switzerland March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

FixGov

To save America, it’s time to activate the great arsenal of democracy

William A. Galston

Friday, March 20, 2020

An Amtrak train attendant walks across the tracks at the Holdrege station after exiting the 5 California Zephyr Amtrak train in Holdrege, Nebraska June 13, 2008. U.S. government-owned passenger rail company Amtrak wields improper and coercive regulatory power over private freight carriers under a law that lets it help set rules that competing railroads must follow, a federal appeals court ruled on April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/File Photo

The Avenue

COVID-19 is hurting many industries and workers, but could it help trade and logistics?

Joseph W. Kane and Adie Tomer

Thursday, March 19, 2020

The Avenue

Metro Monitor 2020: Prosperity is increasing in America’s largest metro areas, but not for everyone

Alan Berube

March 5, 2020

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What’s behind the semiconductor shortage and how long could it last?

David Dollar and Don Clark

Monday, May 24, 2021

A line worker installs the back seats on the flex line at Nissan Motor Co's automobile manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2018. Picture taken August 23, 2018. REUTERS/William DeShazer - RC1B6E2ACF40

TechTank

Highlights: How public attitudes are shaping the future of manufacturing

Anagha Komaragiri and Louis Serino

Friday, August 2, 2019

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How Trump’s trade policies will affect manufacturing

David Dollar and Brad Setser

Monday, January 7, 2019

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