Economics

Competitiveness

  • Immigration and Migration
    Latino Immigrant Entrepreneurs
    Overview Latino immigrant entrepreneurs are making important yet largely overlooked contributions to the U.S. economy. With expanding Latino markets at home and abroad, their economic impact is se…
  • Fossil Fuels
    Energy and U.S. Manufacturing: Five Things to Think About
    The boom in U.S. oil and gas production has sparked talk of a manufacturing renaissance. I mentioned that somewhat skeptically last week in the context of a much broader piece on the excitement surro…
  • Fossil Fuels
    Oil and Gas Euphoria Is Getting Out of Hand
    The boom in U.S. oil and gas production has spawned another gusher of increasingly hyperbolic claims about its revolutionary consequences. These are not just musings from the fringe; they’re increasi…
  • United States
    President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Discussion
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    President Obama formed the Jobs Council in order to bring together a group of Americans representing diverse perspectives for the purpose of bolstering the economy by fostering job creation, innovation, growth, and competitiveness. This discussion is an opportunity to bring new voices to the table to participate and inform the Council's work and recommendations.
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    President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Discussion
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    President Obama formed the Council on Jobs to provide differing perspectives and non-partisan advice on bolstering the economy through fostering job creation, innovation, growth, and competitiveness. At this CFR meeting, experts discuss the Council's work and recommendations.
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    Healthcare Costs and U.S. Competitiveness
    Some analysts say healthcare costs hinder U.S. industry competitiveness in the global marketplace, but it’s unclear whether proposed health reforms will offer any cost relief.
  • Labor and Employment
    After Manufacturing
    Overview No state was struck harder by the loss of manufacturing employment than North Carolina. But while some parts of the state were able to shift into more competitive sectors, others have bee…
  • Arctic
    A Strategy to Advance the Arctic Economy
    The United States needs to develop a comprehensive strategy for the Arctic. Melting sea ice is generating an emerging Arctic economy. Nations bordering the Arctic are drilling for oil and gas, and mi…
  • United States
    The U.S. Aging Population as an Economic Growth Driver for Global Competitiveness
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    As the number of Americans older than the traditional retirement age steadily rises, the United States is poised to revitalize its global economic strength by approaching its aging population not as a crisis, but rather a promising opportunity for economic growth. Please join Joseph Coughlin, Robert Hormats, and Kelly Michel to discuss the core of this approach, healthy and active aging, which will require serious public policy reform, new business strategies, and profound sociological shifts in views on aging. On the occasion of CFR's 90th anniversary, we will examine through a series of meetings and other projects how policies at home will directly influence the economic and military strength of the United States and its ability to act in the world. **Please note this meeting was previously scheduled for January 12, but will now be held on February 14.** **For further analysis on the U.S. aging population, please see CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow Michael Hodin's blog post, Why 'Gray' is the New Golden Opportunity.