Publications: Robert D. Atkinson
December 9, 2011
Technology and machines are the solution, not the cause of our stubbornly-high unemployment rate.
December 5, 2011
The most accurate diagnosis for the anemic U.S. recovery is the continued failure to revive innovation-based competitiveness, including in manufacturing.
December 5, 2011
California should revise and expand its R&D credit and consider implementing a patent box.
December 5, 2011
A scorecard ranking APEC economies on their innovation-based policies to spur competitiveness and growth.
November 29, 2011
BCG’s recent report painting a sanguine view of the state of American manufacturing fails to get the facts right.
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 28, 2011
The AGREE Act provides practical bipartisan actions to encourage innovation.
November 9, 2011
If the next generation of Australians is to enjoy a better life than their parents, Australia needs to push for more technology and innovation, not less.
November 8, 2011
Too many policy elites have urged us not to fret, arguing the United States is still strong in "innovation." But manufacturing and innovation are linked.
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.