Manufacturing

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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

Highlights: How public attitudes are shaping the future of manufacturing

Anagha Komaragiri and Louis Serino

Friday, August 2, 2019

FILE PHOTO: General Motors auto assembly worker Karen Garner works on assembling engines for Chevrolet Silverado's and GMC Sierra pickup trucks at the Flint Assembly in Flint, Michigan January 24, 2011. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo - RC1C42526E40

How Trump’s trade policies will affect manufacturing

David Dollar and Brad Setser

Monday, January 7, 2019

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

Manufacturing jobs: Implications for productivity and inequality

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

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@ Brookings Podcast: Why German Labor Policies Fare Better than America’s

Friday, February 3, 2012

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

Friday, November 4, 2011