Economic Growth Program

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America's Manufacturing Future

Michael Lind and Joshua Freedman explore the transformation of the manufacturing sector and policy options to bolster a new generation of domestic manufacturing.

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The Way Forward

Daniel Alpert, Robert Hockett, and Nouriel Roubini explain how to reorient the United States from the post-bubble, post-bust economy to renewed growth and competitiveness.
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Unequal and Unstable

Anant A. Thaker and Elizabeth Williamson explore the connection between inequality and periods of financial turmoil in the United States and point to evidence that increased inequality can actually cause financial instability.
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Current Account Surplus Watch

Access the Current Account Surplus Watch, the first comprehensive index of economies with large current account surpluses that measures the negative impact of chronic surpluses on world economic growth.
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China-Centric Globalization

Thomas Palley argues that U.S. policymakers have not fully grasped the implications of China-centric globalization and how it has fundamentally altered the global geopolitics.
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Economic Growth Program Books

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Events

American Gridlock
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 4:00pm | Washington
New America NYC: Walmart vs. New York
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 6:30pm | New York
U.S. Economy at Risk: What Can Be Done?
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 3:00pm | Washington
Economic Insecurity and the Great Recession
Monday, November 28, 2011 - 4:00pm | Washington
The Darwin Economy
Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 12:15pm | Washington
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Welcome

New America’s Economic Growth Program aims to chart a growth path through the post-bubble world economy by advancing pro-growth policy reforms and bringing innovative solutions to the forefront of public debate. The program strives to promote a more balanced pattern of domestic and international growth that creates a stronger productive economy capable of supporting rising living standards for all Americans.

Featured Content

Daniel Alpert, Robert Hockett, and Nouriel Roubini joined leading financial experts to discuss policies and strategies to revive economic growth at the New America event, "U.S. Economy at Risk: What Can Be Done?"

Unequal and Unstable
by Anant A. Thaker, Boston Consulting Group
Elizabeth C. Williamson, Frontenac Company
 
Inequality, Wages, and Financial Crises
by Samuel Sherraden, New America Foundation
 
The Way Forward
by Daniel Alpert, Westwood Capital
Robert Hockett, Professor of Law, Cornell University
Nouriel Roubini, Professor of Economics, New York University

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