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The Atlantic Century: Benchmarking EU and U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness

It has become almost a cliché to point out that the rise of advanced transportation and communication technologies have provided firms much more locational freedom and that the market for an increased share of goods and services is now international. But these and other factors have dramatically increased the pressures on nations to be globally competitive—and the global economic recession will only heighten such pressures. Moreover, many nations no longer compete principally on low costs, but instead compete on the basis of innovation and knowledge as
they seek to create, grow and attract high value-added firms. This report assesses nations’ innovation-based, global competitiveness.