Resources and Publications
Resource and Publication
The manufacturing sector is key to the health of the U.S. economy—and the U.S. needs a strategy to support it.
ITIF reviews the indispensable role of public investment and public-private partnerships in fostering energy...
ITIF proposes an Innovation Carbon Price—a unique approach to spurring clean energy innovation and boosting U...
A carbon price is unlikely to yield sufficient levels of innovation if we don’t also invest in clean...
Competitiveness can no longer be seen as a partisan issue. Both Democrats and Republicans contribute useful...
Net neutrality is a holdover from a long-settled engineering debate about network design. Internet policy...
President Obama’s call to increase the R&D tax credit to 17 percent is an important first step but more...
ITIF examines the principle antitrust doctrines and how the field of antitrust can better cope with the...
The Winter 2010 issue of the Austrian Embassy's "Bridges" magazine features a summary of ITIF...
Policymakers should refrain from getting overly involved in the dispute between Comcast and Level 3 over the...
There is a great disparity between the traditional broadband narrative and the American broadband reality.
Instead of berating U.S. companies for being unpatriotic, Congress would be better advised to put in place the comprehensive changes needed to make the U.S. economy more competitive.
Despite recent investments in energy innovation, budget sequestration could potentially cut DOD energy research and procurement programs by 25 percent compared to FY2012 funding levels.
Without new legislation, the Department of Justice can only bring misdemeanor charges against criminals and terrorists engaged in widespread, for-profit online streaming.
The American COMPETES Act strengthens the foundation that the emerging clean energy industry must rely on for present and future growth.
ITIF discusses possible responses to the USTR’s Special 301 Report, which highlights the damage theft of intellectual property has on the U.S. economy.
The Canadian government made the right decision in choosing to refocus its National Research Council on industrially-relevant research.
The President’s FY2014 budget would create eight new incubator programs at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
A research investor’s visa would represent an innovative path to U.S. citizenship that at the same time boosts R&D investment and the competitiveness of the U.S. economy.
The National Fab Lab Network Act of 2013 (H.R. 1289) is a step in the right direction for manufacturing policy.
"Innovation Economics" presentation at the Université Paris-Est.
ITIF president Rob Atkinson will present on the issues related to science and technology, as well as...
ITIF president Rob Atkinson will present at Leading Edge Forum.
The Politico Pro team presents an in-depth conversation with special guest Rob Atkinson, President,...
Presentation on adoption of IP practices and trade strategies in developed and developing nations at the CES-...
ITIF Senior Analyst Daniel Castro will be moderating the panel “Academics and Technologists Look at the...
ITIF Senior Analyst Stephen Ezell presented on the future of advanced manufacturing at the AAAS annual...
From an economic policy perspective, the focus should not be on intangible capital vs. tangible capital.
ITIF president Rob Atkinson will present on a panel at 2:35 PM on the effects of technology on industry.
Rob Atkinson will present a pragmatic road map for how the United States can regain an innovation advantage...
A strong, growing, and collaborative trade relationship between the United States and India could be in...
Ensuring the uninhibited flow of information, data, and ICT services across borders is vital both to...
ICANN should avoid choosing one business model over another by allowing both open and closed generic TLDs.
Vermont's H112 should not be enacted because it is based on a misunderstanding about biotech crops.
Pressured or mandatory technology transfer by other nations has, is, and will continue to negatively impact...
Testimony before the U.S. International Trade Commission making the case for the expansion of the ITA.
COPPA restricts the development of a robust Internet ecosystem for children and should not be strengthened.
Strong leadership in cloud computing is necessary to remain globally competitive, advance technology in the...
The FCC should not extend its authority to regulate the software installed on mobile devices.
The implications for the U.S. economy as a result of China's strategic decisions should be clear.
In a chapter for the new book Practicing Sustainability, Rob Atkinson wrote about sustainability from an innovation economics perspective.
"Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage." This new book delivers a critical wake-up call: a fierce global race for innovation advantage is under way and the United States is running the risk of losing.
Supply-Side Follies methodically debunks the common assumptions of conservative economics and demonstrates why it is a flawed doctrine that is setting up the U.S. for a major economic downturn in the near future.
Taking into account the historical record, the book discusses the shortcomings of prevailing liberal and conservative economic doctrines and lays out a new growth economics agenda aimed at maximizing the productivity and innovation-enhancing forces of the New Economy.
