Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Intellectual Property (IP) rights are crucial in sustaining the competitiveness of innovation-based economies like the United States. Whether in the form of patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secrets,1 intellectual property encourages innovation and attracts investment that creates new jobs and speeds up...
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Health and Social Safety Net: A Brief on Major Findings from Hope Street Group’s Economic Opportunity Index. EOI Health Care Statistics ...
How much opportunity do Americans have today compared to 25 years ago? How does opportunity compare across gender and racial groups? What will matter most in ensuring opportunity in America in the future? The Economic Opportunity Index (EOI) is a tool for measuring the extent to which Americans...
Friday, February 1st, 2008 America’s education system is losing ground internationally. In 2006, American 15-year olds ranked 25th out of 30 industrialized countries in math and 21st in science. Meanwhile, taxpayers pay an estimated $1 billion annually to cover remedial college courses simply because a high...
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 As a steppingstone to the middle class, homeownership is at the core of the American Dream. Homeownership stabilizes neighborhoods, helps families and individuals build wealth, and keeps the U.S. economy strong. However, the recent mortgage crisis has decreased homeownership rates and threatens...
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 Executive Summary The Opportunity America’s corporate tax code is a mess. At 39%, our top tax rate is among the highest in the world, but loopholes mean that many companies pay nothing.1 This system hurts our economy in several ways. High corporate tax rates encourage...
Saturday, December 15th, 2007 Anti-trade rhetoric, once largely limited to populist policymakers and street protestors, has become a fixture in the political debate on both sides. Republicans and Democrats alike, spurred by surveys indicating that a majority of Americans are opposed to free trade agreements, are...
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 Presidential candidates, take note. Voters want a leader who envisions a strong and prosperous American 21st century and who will do whatever necessary to make that positive future a reality. The public’s negative response to the presidential veto of S-CHIP reflects broad...
Thursday, October 18th, 2007 In its most recent policy paper, “Investing in America’s Future: Harvesting the Returns of Quality Preschool,” Hope Street Group (HSG), a policy exchange made up of business, political, and civic leaders focusing on economic opportunity and prosperity, recommends establishing a federal fund...
Introduction to the Issue Personal and family savings enhance American economic prosperity by supplying the investment capital that is necessary to ensure long-term economic growth and job creation, while reducing dependence on more volatile sources of capital such as lending by foreign central banks. Equally important,...