Jump-Starting America
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Jump-Starting America is a book by economists Simon Johnson and Jonathan Gruber that proposes large-scale public investment in science and technology to revive U.S. economic growth and reduce regional inequality.
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| Jump-Starting America canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
United States economy
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innovation ecosystems ⓘ regional economic development ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
reduce regional inequality in the United States
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revive U.S. economic growth ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
market forces alone will not adequately support basic research
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public investment in R&D is essential for long-run growth ⓘ targeted federal investment can help struggling regions ⓘ |
| author |
Jonathan Gruber
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Simon Johnson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
concentration of innovation in a few metropolitan areas
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decline in U.S. federal R&D spending as a share of GDP ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
federal research and development spending
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geographic distribution of high-tech jobs ⓘ innovation policy ⓘ |
| genre |
economics
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public policy ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Jonathan Gruber
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Simon Johnson ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic growth
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industrial policy ⓘ public investment ⓘ regional inequality in the United States ⓘ science and technology policy ⓘ |
| proposes | large-scale public investment in science and technology ⓘ |
| recommends |
creating new technology hubs outside existing coastal centers
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substantially increasing federal R&D spending ⓘ using transparent criteria to select new innovation hubs ⓘ |
| supportsView |
government has a central role in funding basic science
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science and technology policy can address inequality ⓘ |
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