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U.S. National Science Board: Science and engineering indicators, 2012
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The rise in global competition between nations has highlighted the importance of research and development spending for fostering economic growth and development.
Where have all the U.S. startups and young firms gone?
Source: JournalistsResource.orgMortgage distress: How U.S. families are handling savings, mortgages and other debts
Source: JournalistsResource.orgSelf-employment and local economic performance: Evidence from U.S. counties
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The financial crisis of 2007-08 resulted in widespread job losses, and the task of recovery has proven to be difficult. While the importance of entrepreneurship is well established in economic theory as well as political discourse, there has been a long-term decline in the number of jobs created by newly established firms in the United States.
Strong ties, weak ties and islands: Structural and cultural predictors of organizational innovation
Source: JournalistsResource.orgAmerican public opinion on economic inequality, taxes and mobility
Source: JournalistsResource.orgJob polarization and workers’ response to the decline in middle-skill jobs
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The phenomenon of increasing “job polarization” in the U.S. labor market — a sharper division of work into low- and high-skill categories, with fewer middle-skill jobs left — has been well-documented in academic literature. Technology, globalization and the decline of U.S. manufacturing are often thought to be driving this trend. But the precise dynamics are still being investigated.