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February 2, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: Small Business Job Creation Remains Weak

Small business job creation has continued to be weak throughout 2011, though a slight increase in December has sparked some hope. In congressional testimony, Martin Baily of the Brookings Institute o…

February 14, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: Dissecting the White House Budget

The president's 2013 budget, while unlikely to advance legislatively, indicates the Obama administration's priorities and issues they are keen to work on if elected for a second term, writes the Broo…

May 24, 2013

Education
Policy Initiative Spotlight: Employing Post-9/11 Veterans

The Obama administration’s “Joining Forces” initiative hopes to decrease the high rate of unemployment for new (post-9/11) vets.

U.S. Marines on patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan (Courtesy USMC).

January 18, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: Hopes for U.S. Manufacturing Resurgence

U.S. manufacturing employment has risen faster than in any other leading developed economy since the start of the recovery, feeding hopes the country is beginning a sustained manufacturing resurgence…

January 20, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: Progress in U.S. Household Deleveraging

Debt and Deficits Progress in U.S. Household Deleveraging A report from the McKinsey Global Institute examined the deleveraging progress in the United States, the UK, and  Spain, and offers a comp…