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View article: A New Emerging U.S. Trade and Technology Policy?
A New Emerging U.S. Trade and Technology Policy? Open
View article: A U.S. Grand Strategy for the Global Digital Economy
A U.S. Grand Strategy for the Global Digital Economy Open
For America to remain the global leader in IT, the U.S. government must formulate a grand strategy grounded in a new doctrine of “digital realpolitik.” The first priority should be advancing U.S. interests by spreading the U.S. digital inn…
View article: Cross-Border Data Policy: Opportunities and Challenges
Cross-Border Data Policy: Opportunities and Challenges Open
Data governance and the management of global digital data flows pose immense challenges for global governance. International digital data agreements must be embedded in revisions of the global "rules based" order that emerged out of Bretto…
View article: Small Business Incubators: A Tool for Economic Development
Small Business Incubators: A Tool for Economic Development Open
This article describes how incubators can help small businesses. It examines and presents examples of four types of facilities in the United States. The author addresses the question of how the effectiveness of incubators can be evaluated …
View article: The Case Against Taxing Robots
The Case Against Taxing Robots Open
View article: IP Protection in the Data Economy: Getting the Balance Right on 13 Critical Issues
IP Protection in the Data Economy: Getting the Balance Right on 13 Critical Issues Open
View article: Which Nations Really Lead in Industrial Robot Adoption
Which Nations Really Lead in Industrial Robot Adoption Open
Robots are key tools for boosting productivity and living standards. To date, most robot adoption has occurred in manufacturing, where there are robots designed to perform a wide variety of manual tasks more efficiently and consistently th…
View article: How ICT Can Restore Lagging European Productivity Growth
How ICT Can Restore Lagging European Productivity Growth Open
Notwithstanding the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and the Internet of Things (IOT), European productivity growth has slowed, and continues to lag U.S. growth. Since the financial crisis, labor productivity in the 28 …
View article: The Pro-Growth Minimum Wage
The Pro-Growth Minimum Wage Open
Given the slow growth in wages over the last several decades, especially for the bottom half of the U.S. labor market, progressives are right to call for a higher minimum wage. However, their case is made almost exclusively on the premise …
View article: Work in the Digital Age: Challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Work in the Digital Age: Challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Open
In recent years, an idea has spread that we are in a fourth industrial revolution, more transformative than any change in human history, that will, among other negative effects, lead to massive job losses and unemployment. However, as Rob …
View article: Manufacturing Digitalization: Extent of Adoption and Recommendations for Increasing Penetration in Korea and the U.S.
Manufacturing Digitalization: Extent of Adoption and Recommendations for Increasing Penetration in Korea and the U.S. Open
View article: Manufacturing Digitalization in the U.S. and Its Policy Implications for Korea
Manufacturing Digitalization in the U.S. and Its Policy Implications for Korea Open
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View article: The Competitive Edge: A Policymaker’s Guide to Developing a National Strategy
The Competitive Edge: A Policymaker’s Guide to Developing a National Strategy Open
Most competitiveness strategies focus on broad measures such as improving the business environment or supporting better factor inputs for firms. While necessary, these steps do not constitute an effective competitiveness strategy. Policyma…
View article: Enabling Customer-Driven Innovation in the Federal Government
Enabling Customer-Driven Innovation in the Federal Government Open
Improving federal enterprise performance is a perennial topic, from Eisenhower’s Hoover Commission, to Reagan’s Grace Commission, to Clinton’s Reinventing Government, to Bush’s E-Gov Initiatives, to Obama’s innovation efforts. But one majo…
View article: Stopping China's Mercantilism: A Doctrine of Constructive, Alliance-Backed Confrontation
Stopping China's Mercantilism: A Doctrine of Constructive, Alliance-Backed Confrontation Open
View article: The 2017 State New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States
The 2017 State New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States Open
View article: How Technology-Based Start-Ups Support U.S. Economic Growth
How Technology-Based Start-Ups Support U.S. Economic Growth Open
View article: False Alarmism: Technological Disruption and the U.S. Labor Market, 185002015
False Alarmism: Technological Disruption and the U.S. Labor Market, 185002015 Open
View article: "It's Going to Kill Us!" and Other Myths About the Future of Artificial Intelligence
"It's Going to Kill Us!" and Other Myths About the Future of Artificial Intelligence Open
When it comes to artificial intelligence, myths are spreading faster than the technology itself is advancing. Left unchecked, these myths could inspire fears that undermine the technology’s progress, which would be to the detriment of econ…
View article: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (and The Self-Destructive) of Innovation Policy: A Policymaker’s Guide to Crafting Effective Innovation Policy
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (and The Self-Destructive) of Innovation Policy: A Policymaker’s Guide to Crafting Effective Innovation Policy Open
Innovation has become the central driver of economic growth and thus a key focal point of countries’ economic development strategies as they seek to gain competitive advantage. Accordingly, countries are increasingly designing national inn…
View article: Contributors and Detractors: Ranking Countriess Impact on Global Innovation
Contributors and Detractors: Ranking Countriess Impact on Global Innovation Open
View article: The Case for Improving U.S. Computer Science Education
The Case for Improving U.S. Computer Science Education Open
View article: Why It's Time to Disrupt Higher Education by Separating Learning From Credentialing
Why It's Time to Disrupt Higher Education by Separating Learning From Credentialing Open
View article: The Demographics of Innovation in the United States
The Demographics of Innovation in the United States Open
View article: An Easy Checkoff for Global Competitiveness: The Case for a U.S. Innovation Box
An Easy Checkoff for Global Competitiveness: The Case for a U.S. Innovation Box Open
Within the last decade a growing number of countries have adopted some form of “patent box” or “innovation box” into their tax codes. So named because they can take the form of a check box on a corporate tax form, these policy innovations …
View article: The Intellectual Basis of U.S. Trade Policy Trench Warfare
The Intellectual Basis of U.S. Trade Policy Trench Warfare Open
At its core, trade policy is based in economics. And despite what many economists claim, economics is not a science. And, as with economics, intellectual approaches to the issue of trade differ substantially. These approaches reflect diffe…
View article: The Myth of America’s Manufacturing Renaissance: The Real State of U.S. Manufacturing
The Myth of America’s Manufacturing Renaissance: The Real State of U.S. Manufacturing Open
To listen to most pundits and commentators, U.S. manufacturing has turned a corner and is roaring back after the precipitous decline during the 2000s. Long gone are the dismal days when manufacturing jobs and output were lost due to foreig…
View article: How Tech Populism Is Undermining Innovation
How Tech Populism Is Undermining Innovation Open