July 2025, Paper: Place-based policy in the United States comprises a wide range of government programs that are spread across federal, state, and local agencies and that rely on…
The future of developing countries is in services as that is where the jobs will be. Enhancing productivity in labor-absorbing services must be an essential priority, for reasons…
To promote economic growth and inclusion, the tools of industrial policy must be oriented towards micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises by targeting firms with high-…
June 10, 2024, Opinion: "Today’s developing economies are in a bind, because innovation in manufacturing has taken a predominantly skill-biased form, reducing demand for workers…
Critics of industrial policy claim that state interventions into the market lead to inefficient subsidies, protectionism, or the “picking of winners.” Kartik Akileswaran and Rohan…
For much of the past few months, President Joe Biden’s administration has been trying to drum up public enthusiasm around “Bidenomics”—an economic agenda formed around the logic…
