Manufacturing

Workers assemble built-in appliances at the Whirlpool manufacturing plant in Cleveland

Manufacturing

Global manufacturing scorecard: How the US compares to 18 other nations

Darrell M. West and Christian Lansang

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Automated Guided Vehicles carry the chassis for 2018 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles on the assembly line at General Motors Orion Assembly in Lake Orion, Michigan, U.S., March 19, 2018. Photo taken March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC1ED1C67090

The Avenue

Why undermining fuel efficiency standards would harm the US auto industry

Susan Helper, Jason S. Miller, and Mark Muro

Monday, July 2, 2018

Leveraging America’s manufacturing resurgence

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

RICHMOND,CANADA-MARCH 21,2017: Aerospace Campus of British Columbia Institute of Technology's airplanes and helicopters offer students practical learning, March 21, 2017, Richmond, Canada.

Cities & Regions

Canada’s advanced industries: A path to prosperity

Mark Muro, Joseph Parilla, and Gregory M. Spencer

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Reports

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Cities & Regions

Renewing America’s economic promise through older industrial cities

Alan Berube and Cecile Murray

April 2018

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Global Development

The U.S. and international trade: Why did things go sour?

Joshua P. Meltzer

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

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Developing Economies

Are certain countries doomed to remain emerging?

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

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India

Paper | Building a Design Economy in India

Darrell M. West and Shamika Ravi

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

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Labor Policy & Unemployment

Innovation and manufacturing labor: a value-chain perspective

Kate S. Whitefoot, Walter D. Valdivia, and Gina C. Adam

Friday, March 6, 2015

Blog Posts

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Africa in focus

Point de vue prospectif sur l’Afrique: L’automatisation mine-t-elle les perspectives d’industrialisation de l’Afrique?

Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Gaurav Nayyar

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

A designer works on a restaurant sign at TechShop in the South of Market neighborhood in San Francisco, California April 24, 2014. In the shadow of Internet monoliths, it's easy to forget that Silicon Valley got its start from hard-scrabble tinkerers building radios, microchips and other devices. Now, a proliferation of high-tech but affordable manufacturing tools and new sources of funding are empowering a generation of handy entrepreneurs and laying the foundation for a hardware renaissance. A growing focus on hardware and the so-called "Maker movement" is sweeping northern California and, in a smaller way, Europe and other countries. Renewed interest in tinkering with objects - versus apps or software - is attracting more money from investors and fostering a growing number of workshops, where aspiring inventors can get their hands on computerized milling machines and other high-end tools. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - RTR3NZ5D

Up Front

Manufacturing jobs: Implications for productivity and inequality

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

A Kenyan worker wears a dust mask as she works at the Hela intimates export processing zone (EPZ) limited factory in Athi River, near Nairobi, Kenya, July 27, 2017. Picture taken July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RC1C781F4880

Africa in focus

Foresight Africa viewpoint – Manufacturing complexity in Africa

Haroon Bhorat and François Steenkamp

Monday, February 5, 2018

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Events

Development Seminar | Manufacturing Jobs: Implications for Productivity & Inequality

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM IST

New Delhi, India

Manufacturing under the Trump administration

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Africa’s lions: Growth traps and opportunities for six African economies

5:45 PM - 7:00 PM EDT

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Higher Education

@ Brookings Podcast: Can the U.S. Manufacturing Sector Generate More Jobs?

Friday, November 4, 2011

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A machine is seen idle at Dangote tomatoes processing factory along the Kano-Zaria road in Kano, northwest Nigeria August 21, 2017.Picture taken August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye. - RC1A6112C770

Foresight Africa viewpoint – Is automation undermining Africa’s industrialization prospects?

Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Gaurav Nayyar

Monday, January 22, 2018

Robotic arms spot welds on the chassis of a Ford Transit Van under assembly at the Ford Claycomo Assembly Plant in Claycomo

Is the future of manufacturing export-led development in trouble?

Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Gaurav Nayyar

Thursday, October 12, 2017

A Ford Motor assembly worker works on the frame of a 2015 Ford Mustang vehicle at the Ford Motor Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, August 20, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RTX1OYPW

Globalization on the cheap: Why the U.S. lost its way on trade

Jennifer Mason and Mireya Solís

Monday, August 28, 2017

Google Glass-wearing attendees listen to a speaker in the 'Designing for Wearables' session at the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - RTR3VSFX

Can augmented reality bridge the manufacturing skills gap?

Jack Karsten and Darrell M. West

Thursday, August 10, 2017

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Trump administration brings a different approach to manufacturing

Friday, July 14, 2017

The frame of a 2015 Ford Mustang vehicle moves down the production line at the Ford Motor Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, August 20, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RTX1OYOS

Auto slowdown flashes caution lights for manufacturing employment — and Trump

Monday, June 19, 2017