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Research
The National Chamber Foundation is proud to offer the latest in research from a number of notable thought leaders. Discover a variety of topics including transportation, austarity, women in business, tourism and healthcare.
May 10, 2012
By: Ted C. Fishman
The aging of the world is an unprecedented transformation that results from thousands of years of striving for better, healthier, and longer lives. We are in the first minute of a giant change. If we navigate well, we can make the most of the greatest treasures humankind has ever sought: longer, more robust lives and the wherewithal to make the most of them. In the long term, the prospects of extended life and more mature communities may promote the prosperity of G-8 countries by leveraging their ability to create the world’s best educated workers. G-8 nations can have workforces that contribute to productive and creative enterprises (and governments) longer and with better skills than ever, all while their citizens enjoy a good work-life balance that in itself promotes longer life, health, and creativity. We can, and must, get it right.
Global aging is a huge, complex change that touches all of us from womb to tomb, in every corner of the globe. This brief covers some of the challenges. It also offers a short reflection on opportunities facing our aging world that are driven by the G-8, but which extend beyond and help drive a growing segment of the world’s population to better health, longer lives, and prosperity.
March 21, 2012
By: John Raidt
John Raidt, a National Chamber Foundation Scholar, looks at the eight pivotal questions that job creators ask themselves when deciding where and when to invest, locate, expand, and hire.
Over the next several weeks, NCF will be posting a series of detailed analyses on each of the eight questions. These offerings are designed to cast a spotlight on critical issues, stimulate deeper thinking and debate about where our nation stands, and identify prospective paths on what America must do to move its economy forward.
March 20, 2012
Women in business are redefining the game throughout America's free enterprise system. In this report authored by Dr. Catherine H. Tinsley of Georgetown University, the National Chamber Foundation and the Center for Women in Busness examine women's representation in the top executive ranks of mid-cap firms.
January 31, 2012
By: Nick Schulz
In The Human Capital Imperative, Nick Schulz argues that America’s immigration policy needs to adopt a welcoming stance toward the skilled human capital found overseas if the country wishes to remain competitive in the 21st century. Schulz examines “what scholars and the public have learned over the years about the economic effects of adding new skilled immigrants to the work force.” He concludes that “the United States will need to take steps to make sure it can compete,” including increasing the number of visas available to skilled immigrants.
The paper follows up on the conclusions reached at a event at the U.S. Chamber entitled “Immigration & American Competitiveness: The Challenge Ahead.” The remarks of New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas focused on how high-skilled immigration is important to our nation’s economic recovery.
December 13, 2011
By: Eric Boyer
Of late, infrastructure has become a predominant topic for national investment. With crumbling roads, bridges, and other economic driving structures overstressed, in poor condition, and in need of dramatic improvement, there is little question that changes are needed in how we manage and develop infrastructure to improve the U.S. economic future. America’s current fiscal challenges, combined with failings in our existing infrastructure, are drawing increased attention to privately financed public-private partnerships (PPPs) and other less-traditional approaches to enhance and improve infrastructure delivery. With the private sector potentially taking on more responsibility for infrastructure services through PPPs in sectors traditionally financed by government, questions are emerging as to how private providers can help to address public-sector concerns like infrastructure protection and resilience.