Rob Atkinson will be speaking on the panel "Manufacturing and the U.S. Jobs Base: What’s Gone Wrong?"

Rob Atkinson will present the keynote speech at Global Trends Driving a Renaissance in U.S. Manufacturing.

ITIF takes on Christina Romer’s argument the United States does not need a national manufacturing strategy.

If we’ve come this far (or low) that a policy to help ALL manufacturers is industrial policy, then essentially neoclassical economists are saying that all policies need to be completely neutral between industries.

ITIF affirmed it praise for the President's focus on competitiveness but makes the case for more robust R&D, tax, trade and energy.

A weaker dollar could help U.S. manufacturers become more competitive and keep jobs at home.

If America wants a manufacturing rebound, it can’t just hope, wish and pray. It has to act.

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.

Recent analysis of the economic crisis fails to consider the loss of manufacturing jobs and lack of innovation in the U.S.

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