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  • Challenges for U.S. Employment
    Challenges for U.S. Employment
    Weakness in Entrepreneurship and Small Business
    05/14/2013
    Cliff Waldman, council Director and Senior Economist
    For the sake of the slow U.S. jobs recovery, public policies must be mindful of the resource needs of new and small firms.
  • Manufacturing Resurgence
    Manufacturing Resurgence
    Modest Policy Shifts Would Have Significant Benefits
    MAPI and Aspen Institute
    The study found that by focusing on key drivers the growth path for manufacturing and the U.S. economy could improve dramatically.
  • Canadian Economic Outlook
    Canadian Economic Outlook
    2013-2014—Slow Growth Lingering
    04/05/2013
    David Boisclair, consultant
    MAPI Economic Consultant David Boisclair discusses recent economic and industrial conditions and provides forecasts for Canadian manufacturing through 2014.
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05/22/2013 - 05/22/2013
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06/04/2013 - 06/04/2013
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Manufacturing Outlook Blog

Mind the New and Small Ones
Cliff Waldman
Cliff Waldman
Council Director and Senior Economist
Discussions of the slow U.S. jobs rebound often overlook the vital issues of entrepreneurial dynamism and the health of the small business sector.  These are critical omissions.  Research supports the importance of new businesses for employment recovery and employment expansion.  Further, the health of the small business sector is well known to be...
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A Disturbing Report
Cliff Waldman
Cliff Waldman
Council Director and Senior Economist
In a disturbing report, the Federal Reserve announced that U.S. industrial production (manufacturing, mining, and utilities) contracted by 0.6 percent after strong gains in February and March. The manufacturing picture, which constitutes the lion’s share of industrial output, is bleaker.  U.S. factory production declined by 0.4 percent in April...
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Council Spotlight

  • Global Logistics and Transportation
    Yingying Xu, Ph.D.
    Director: Yingying Xu, Ph.D.
    Next Meeting:
    10/24/2013 - 10/25/2013
    Leading Topics:

    Supply Chain Security
    Supply Chain Strategy
    Lean Supply Chain
    Economics and Regulation Environment


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