This report was prepared by Gallup to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness — an organization that has addressed national competitiveness across a range of critical economic issues, including research and development, advanced manufacturing, access to capital, high-skilled workforce training, trade and the key role of government in creating a progrowth environment in which companies compete and Americans prosper.
The author would like to thank Angus Deaton, Martin Baily, Justin Wolfers, Robert Atkinson, Sangeeta Badal, Sangeeta Agrawal, Ben Ryan, Andrew Dugan, Cary Wolbers, Stephen Rose, and Vint Cerf for valuable comments on earlier drafts.
