Economic Growth

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is dedicated to promoting initiatives that grow our nation's economy. 

Read the Foundation's report, The Growth Imperative, for more information about the importance of faster economic growth.

 

Massachusetts 2011

Massachusetts’ Place in the Rankings
1st Median Family Income
1st Educational Attainment
2nd Job Placement Efficiency
3rd STEM Job Concentration
4th Higher-ed Degree Output
5th High Speed Broadband Availability
6th High-tech Share of All Businesses
8th Economic Output Per Job
9th High School Advanced Placement Intensity
9th High Speed Broadband Intensity
11th Short-term Job Growth
11th Budget Gap
21st Export Intensity
22nd Academic R&D Intensity
25th Higher-ed Efficiency

Nebraska 2011

Nebraska’s Place in the Rankings
3rd Transportation Infrastructure Performance
6th Cost of Living
7th Short-term Job Growth
8th Academic R&D Intensity
11th Productivity Growth
12th Higher-ed Degree Output
12th College Affordability
13th Long-term Job Growth
13th Export Growth
13th Educational Attainment
16th Median Family Income
16th Higher-ed Efficiency
19th Growth in Share of National Exports
21st Budget Gap
22nd Export Intensity Growth
22nd Job Placement Efficiency
23rd Gross State Product Growth
23rd Per Capita Income Growth
23rd High Speed Broadband Intensity

The New Republic’s Jon Chait, citing the New York Times’ economist-columnist Paul Krugman, takes shots at the idea that hyperactive government activity has generated uncertainty in the marketplace and thus put downward pressure on investment and hiring (”The Nonexistent Confidence Crisis,” he cal

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