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New Leadership in Italy
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entrepreneurs can be found anywhere, I take particular interest in what
the most populous countries are doing to comb their citizens for
entrepreneurs. Italy is the sixth most populous country in Europe, and
the twenty-third most populous in the world. It also has the world's
seventh-largest nominal GDP. Unfortunately, it also has the sixth
highest government budget and a large public deficit, such that the
economic confidence crisis in the Euro zone that sparked in Greece put a
spotlight on Italy´s economy, which faces similar insolvency risk. With
Italy´s public debt around 120 percent of GDP and growing, policy
options are increasingly constrained. Fortunately, spurring
entrepreneurship is not necessarily expensive (although it does take
political commitment) and is a proven source of economic energy.
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From the Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship Blog
Goal of Doubling U.S. Exports
The
Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the U.S. trade balance
widened somewhat in January, with the country importing $46.3 billion
more than it exported. [More]
SBIR/STTR Reauthorization
On
March 9, the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
reviewed the “SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011” (S.493). [More]
Goolsbee at NABE
Austan
Goolsbee, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, addressed
the members of the NABE at their annual policy conference in Arlington,
Virginia discussed the dramatic steps taken by policymakers to tackle
the economic crisis. [More]
This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy
A few hearings in the Senate focused on federal R&D and clean energy
and jobs are in store for the remainder of the week, while the House
looks at the SBA budget, SBIR and other issues. [More]
A Look Back at Innovation Daily
Each
day, Innovation Daily checks the pulse of global innovation -- courtesy
of Innovation America. Here, we take a look at a handful of relevant
stories it compiled from last week. [More]
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