Commentary on Gregory Tassey’s ‘Rationales and Mechanisms for Revitalizing US Manufacturing R&D Strategies’

Atkinson, Robert

Abstract

Commentary on Gregory Tassey’s ‘Rationales and Mechanisms for Revitalizing US Manufacturing R&D Strategies’

Robert D. Atkinson

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

June 1, 2010

Journal of Technology Transfer, Vol. 35, No. 3, 2010

Abstract:
This article is a response to an article on revitalizing U.S. manufacturing by Greg Tassey, senior economist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It praises Tassey for his insights, describes various inaccuracies in measures of manufacturing output, and details how resistance by policy makers to support America’s technology sector could have negative repercussions for future U.S. competitiveness.

Keywords: manufacturing, R&D, economics

Accepted Paper Series

Date posted: December 9, 2010

Suggested Citation

Atkinson, Robert D., Commentary on Gregory Tassey’s ‘Rationales and Mechanisms for Revitalizing US Manufacturing R&D Strategies’ (June 1, 2010). Journal of Technology Transfer, Vol. 35, No. 3, 2010. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1722875

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