davidrotman
@davidrotman.bsky.social
Long time technology journalist. Particular interests in economics, nanotech, and materials discovery, and inequality.
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As this @ddayen.bsky.social interview with @alexsjacquez.bsky.social demonstrates.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
The one backhanded bright side?
prospect.org/economy/2025...
The one backhanded bright side?
The Manufacturing Boom We Already Had
A Q&A with Biden industrial-policy official Alex Jacquez on the right way to boost domestic production in critical sectors
prospect.org
April 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
As this @ddayen.bsky.social interview with @alexsjacquez.bsky.social demonstrates.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
The one backhanded bright side?
prospect.org/economy/2025...
The one backhanded bright side?
Reposted by davidrotman
Some of the stats in here are really striking. Per one paper, federal investments in R&D account for at least a fifth of all productivity gains in the U.S. economy since World War II. And the societal return for every $1 invested in the sciences is *conservatively* estimated at $5.
March 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Some of the stats in here are really striking. Per one paper, federal investments in R&D account for at least a fifth of all productivity gains in the U.S. economy since World War II. And the societal return for every $1 invested in the sciences is *conservatively* estimated at $5.