The Smartest Places on Earth
Antoine van Agtmael and Fred Bakker talked about their book The Smartest Places on Earth: Why Rustbelts Are the Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation, in which they examine the next hot spo…
1,589 viewsAntoine van Agtmael and Fred Bakker talked about their book The Smartest Places on Earth: Why Rustbelts Are the Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation, in which they examine the next hot spo…
1,589 viewsFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, and others talked about the economy and jobs, and how cities across the U.S. were achievi…
1,638 viewsRepresentative John Delaney (D-MD) spoke at a Brookings Institution event on infrastructure spending and ways to fund the maintenance of American roads, bridges, and public transportation. H…
738 viewsBruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley talked about their book, The Metropolitan Revolution: How Cities and Metros are Fixing Our Broken Politics and Fragile Economies, in which they argue that Ame…
425 viewsPanelists talked about ways to strengthen the manufacturing sector. Some of their suggestions included improving negative attitudes toward manufacturing jobs, better education, and targeting…
180 viewsPanelists talked about bolstering job growth in manufacturing industry. Topics included corporate tax rates, vocational education and internships, and the gap between workers' jobs skills an…
367 viewsPanelists talked about technology and entrepreneurial activity in urban areas throughout the country. They talked about U.S. competitiveness, creating jobs, economic growth, and revitalizing…
366 viewsPanelists talked about increasing U.S.advanced manufacturing and exports. This program was part of a Brookings Institution day-long discussion on U.S. economic growth through innovation.
170 viewsGeneral Electric CEO Jeff Immelt urged Congress and the White House to adopt a budget plan along the lines of the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction package. He spoke at the start of a week-lo…
622 viewsPanelists talked about ways to increase U.S. exports, the importance of tourism, and attracting business to U.S. cities. They also responded to questions from the audience.
191 viewsSecretary of Commerce John Bryson talked about the competitiveness of the U.S. economy. He said the country is losing its global economic position, blaming short-term thinking by policy in p…
132 viewsPanelists talked about their recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
421 viewsPanelists focused on the state of the energy industry, efforts to employ more “green” technology, and long-term economic strategies. They also responded to questions from the audience. This …
218 viewsBruce Katz talked about how candidates in many of the 37 races for governor this year are campaigning by advocating specific economic and job-creation policies that are less tailored to trad…
86 viewsScholars spoke about community development issues and programs and initiatives designed to provide economic relief, as well as to assist communities during the recession. They also answered …
134 viewsAdministration officials, state leaders, and automobile industry representatives talked about the state of the automobile industry, the economy, and creating jobs within the U.S. They also t…
182 viewsBrookings Metropolitan Policy Program and the National League of Cities hosted a forum on city fiscal conditions, the responses being undertaken by creative mayors, and the implications for …
109 viewsIn a special session of the winter meeting of the National Governors Association, participants talked about infrastructure repair and improvement, potential economic benefits of infrastructu…
209 viewsThe Brookings Institution held a forum on the future of housing and credit markets. Panelists spoke about sub-prime mortgage loans, deregulation which occurred over the past two decades, and…
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