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U.S. Investment in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Building the Talent PipelineTo reverse the three decade long decline in the United States' share of semiconductor manufacturing, a concerted effort is required.
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Is Rising Student Debt Harming the U.S. Economy?Higher education provides students many socioeconomic benefits and increases the global competitiveness of the United States, but mounting student loan debt has sparked a debate over federal lending policies.
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Building a Competitive U.S. WorkforcePanelists discuss the increasing demand for technical talent in the current age of automation, how to foster a competitive workforce, and resources available to state and local governments through th…
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Critical Minerals and China, With Morgan BazilianMorgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute and a professor of public policy at the Colorado School of Mines, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss why critical minerals have emerged as a major issue in the U.S.-China geopolitical competition.
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Raghuram G. Rajan: Inclusive Localism- Communities’ Place in a Globalized WorldThe answer to disillusionment of those living in ‘left behind’ parts of advanced economies towards globalization lies in reinvesting in local communities and giving people more control over their daily lives.
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To Compete With China, the United States Needs to Fix ImmigrationStreamlining the immigration process for Indian talent will enable the United States both to increase its own domestic capacity and more effectively counter China.
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Tracking the Race to Develop Generative AI Technologies in ChinaAs ChatGPT sets off a wave of global interest in generative AI technologies, Chinese companies scramble to develop homegrown rivals to the OpenAI-developed chatbot.
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Prospects and Consequences of China’s Economic SlowdownPanelists discuss the cost of China’s zero-COVID policy, the country’s dwindling economic growth, and the consequences of China’s economic slowdown at home and on its international economic relations.
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U.S. Immigration Has Become an Elaborate Bait and SwitchThe broken system hurts immigrants—and makes it harder for the United States to compete.
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The Future of American Education: It’s Not All About STEMEducation in science, technology, engineering, and math is critical, but the United States needs a balanced approach in building the workforce of the future.
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A Conversation With Infrastructure Coordinator Mitchell LandrieuMitchell Landrieu—senior advisor and infrastructure coordinator at the White House, former lieutenant governor of Louisiana, and former mayor of New Orleans— discuss the bipartisan Infrastructure Inv…
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How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help the United States to Lead in the Clean Energy EconomyThe IRA not only benefits the climate but also strengthens American competitiveness and spurs clean energy innovation.
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U.S. Economic Relations with China, With Evan GreenbergEvan Greenberg, chairman and CEO of Chubb, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss growing tensions in U.S.-China economic relations, the importance of trade to the U.S. economy, and the steps needed to sustain the competitiveness of the American economy.
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Outbound Investment Screening Waits in the WingsThe thousand-page CHIPS bill avoided a new screening procedure for U.S. investments abroad, but it signals how industrial policy will likely be used to discourage American companies from investing in China.
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European Lessons for American Economic RenewalHow an EU-style “Single Market Project” could spur U.S. Services Sector