Highlights

Taking on the Three Deficits

America actually faces three deficits—the budget deficit, the trade deficit, and the investment deficit—that, if left unchecked, could total over $41 trillion in the next 10 years.

Innovation, Trade, and Technology Policies in Asia-Pacific Economies: A Scorecard

A scorecard ranking APEC economies on their innovation-based policies to spur competitiveness and growth.

Explaining Anemic U.S. Job Growth: The Role of Faltering U.S. Competitiveness

The most accurate diagnosis for the anemic U.S. recovery is the continued failure to revive innovation-based competitiveness, including in manufacturing.

A Charter for Revitalizing American Manufacturing

The product of a collaboration from business and labor organizations to academic institutions, the charter underscores the importance of manufacturing and provides policy recommendations for ensuring the U.S. manufacturing environment.

Refueling the U.S. Innovation Economy: Fresh Approaches to STEM Education

Do we have a successful formula when it comes to STEM education? In a provocative new report, ITIF President Robert D. Atkinson and education expert Merrilea Mayo, Ph.D., challenge our current approach and argue that reforms are urgently needed.

The Atlantic Century II: Benchmarking EU & U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness

The Atlantic Century II updates ITIF’s 2009 report on the United States’ innovation-based competitiveness compared with a diverse group of countries. The U.S. continues to rank at the bottom on progress over the last decade.

The 2010 State New Economy Index

The State New Economy Index uses 26 indicators to measure the extent to which state economies are knowledge-based, globalized, entrepreneurial, IT-driven and innovation-based.

Recent Publications

January 23, 2012
A five part series that works through what our current climate policy approach should be while addressing fundamental tensions among climate advocates and scientists.
December 21, 2011
Serving as editor for "Science, Technology, and Globalization," Val Giddings stresses scientific findings and analysis remain the key driver of global agricultural research and policy.
December 13, 2011
Self-regulation is essential to protecting consumer privacy in online behavioral advertising.
December 6, 2011
The regulation system responsible for reviewing products of agricultural biotechnology is in need of reform.
November 28, 2011
Durban is likely to overlook the best way to drastically reduce carbon emissions—making unsubsidized clean energy cost-competitive with fossil fuels by driving innovation.
November 14, 2011
How regulation can both stifle and encourage innovation.
November 7, 2011
America actually faces three deficits—the budget deficit, the trade deficit, and the investment deficit—that, if left unchecked, could total over $41 trillion in the next 10 years.
October 4, 2011
To create jobs, this report proposes driving down the value of dollar to boost exports and having firms bid for the right to repatriate foreign earnings.
September 15, 2011
An assessment of what the U.S. can learn from early adopters of national e-ID systems.
September 14, 2011
An investigation of the programs and policies countries around the world have implemented to boost the productivity, innovation, and competitiveness of SME manufacturers.
September 13, 2011
What set of policies will make more spectrum available for innovative uses?
August 29, 2011
ITIF recommends phasing out Universal Service and ICC subsidies and replacing them with a rural broadband program based on reverse auctions.
August 16, 2011
Further testing will determine the feasibility of LightSquared operation in the lower 10 MHz of their spectrum allocation.
July 26, 2011
A framework for renewed American leadership on climate change.
July 20, 2011
Congress should pass the e-KNOW Act and take other steps to enable ICT-based innovation in energy.
July 19, 2011
Reform of the corporate tax code must transform it into a more effective tool to support private sector efforts to innovate and be more productive.
July 15, 2011
Policymakers should increase the royalty rate on offshore drilling to produce a steady, dedicated stream for clean energy innovation.
July 9, 2011
In an essay published by "National Journal", Rob Atkinson urges government to advance the economic and social benefits of the 4G technology revolution.
July 7, 2011
Job growth could be created with a tax holiday to bring back overseas profits, a manufacturing strategy, and overcoming false hope in the strong dollar.
July 6, 2011
The Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is driving energy innovation and laying the groundwork for new industries. It deserves better from Congress than steep budget cuts.

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Upcoming Events

February 1, 2012 - 9:30am| REGISTER
The Great Recession has given way to a less-than-great recovery and the pressure is on for Washington to respond. ITIF President Rob Atkinson and Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, will debate progressive economic policies.
February 3, 2012 - 10:00am| REGISTER
ITIF is holding a forum on applying the DARPA concepts to energy innovation.
February 23, 2012 - 10:00am| REGISTER
ITIF host Lazarus for some reflections and discussion about what's ahead for issues before the FCC.
March 8, 2012 - 9:00am| REGISTER
Release of a new report that benchmarks the competitiveness of the innovation and trade policies of 55 nations.
April 19, 2012 - 9:30am
ITIF and Silicon Flatirons will bring together experts for a major conference that will explore the seriousness of America’s innovation and competitiveness challenge.

Blogs & Op-eds

January 26, 2012
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Stephen J. Norton
Stephen Ezell
Matthew Stepp
Robert D. Atkinson
ITIF affirmed it praise for the President's focus on competitiveness but makes the case for more robust R&D, tax, trade and energy.
January 25, 2012
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Robert D. Atkinson
It's time for many to stop circulating the myth technology will destroy jobs. Technology actually has the opposite effect on productivity and job growth.
January 25, 2012
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Robert D. Atkinson
A weaker dollar could help U.S. manufacturers become more competitive and keep jobs at home.
January 24, 2012
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Daniel Castro
Legitimate third-party file hosting services should create industry-wide best practices to clean up the cyberlocker industry.
January 20, 2012
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Stephen Ezell
A recent court case and inaction by Congress are putting the U.S. Export-Import Bank in peril just as the U.S. should be looking to enhance competitiveness.
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