Brooking's Institute (Economic Innovation: Patenting Prosperity & Metropolitan Innovations)

Metropolitan Policy Program Update

Patenting Prosperity “Patenting Prosperity: Invention and Economic Performance in the United States and its Metropolitan Areas” is the first analysis of patenting trends on a regional level from 1980 to 2012, ranking the nation’s roughly 360 metropolitan areas on patenting levels and growth, while noting the firms and organizations responsible. Read the report » View the interactive feature » Read Jonathan Rothwell's related commentary » Launch! Taking Colorado’s Space Economy to the Next Level Part of Brookings's new Advanced Industries Series, this report finds that the Colorado space economy is a critical driver of economic growth and explores how Colorado can defend and extend its current position as one of the most multidimensional space economies in the nation. It was released at a February 5 forum focused on the significance and future of the Colorado space economy as an exemplary advanced industry. Read the report » Get forum highlights » Read Mark Muro's related commentary » Metros on the Front Lines of Immigration Reform In the wake of President Obama's immigration reform speech and a new bipartisan proposal emerging in the Senate, Metropolitan Policy Program experts highlight how metropolitan areas, home to 95 percent of the nation's immigrants, will play an important role in the immigration policy debate. The Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program offers in-depth analysis, reports, interactive data, and commentary on the issues affecting U.S. metropolitan areas and immigration. View our immigration resources page » 2013 State and Metropolitan Innovations to Watch Last year, the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program identified 10 “State and Metropolitan Innovations to Watch.” These represent our assessment of the most promising new practices undertaken by states and metropolitan areas across five key areas—exports, low carbon, innovation, opportunity, and governance—that seem ripe for meaningful impact as well as for replication by other communities. With the release of our 2013 list of Innovations to Watch, we checked in with the 2012 selections to find impressive progress, and in some cases initial signs of innovative ideas being implemented in other states and metros. METRO IN THE NEWS Report: Colorado Should Look to Space for Prosperity Associated Press, February 5, 2013 Patents Make Metro Areas Thrive, Report Finds USA Today, February 1, 2013 States, Metro Areas Outdo Washington CNN.com, January 22, 2013 STAY CONNECTED   Get Email Alerts from the Metropolitan Policy Program   Metropolitan Policy Program RSS Feed   Metropolitan Policy Program Twitter Feed   Brookings on Facebook   Brookings Mobile Applications

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