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Innovation in Small Businesses: Drivers of Change and Value -
U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, March 2009, 39p

Thriving in a Global Economy: The Truth about U.S. Manufacturing and Trade
- Ikenson, Daniel J. - Center for Trade Policy Analysis (Cato Institute), Trade Policy Analysis no.35, August 28, 2007, online edition

Rising Incomes Cushion Economy: Finding Highly Skilled Workers Remains a Long-Term Challenge for Manufacturers - National Association of Manufacturers, Annual Labor Day Report, August 28, 2007, online edition

Automobiles

Money for the Auto Industry: Consistent with WTO Rules? - Hufbauer, Gary Clyde; Brunel, Claire - Peterson Institute for International Economics, February 26, 2009, 12p

The Road Ahead - Boyer, Peter J. - New Yorker, April 27, 2009, v85, #11, pp44-57

Automobile Industry: Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Bail: A Plan to Save the U.S. Auto Industry - Pearl, Frank H. - The Brookings Institution, December 5, 2008

Auto Industry Stabilization Plans - U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Financial Services, December 2, 2008

Challenge X Ends, EcoCar Launches - into a fast-changing World - Voelcker, John - IEEE Spectrum online, September 2008

Inside the Future of Electric Cars, Hydrogen and Next-Gen Biofuels
Bogo, Jennifer - Popular Mechanics, September 2008, online version

Fuel Economy and Auto Sales: Automakers and The National Highway Traffic Safety - Cooper, Mark - Consumer Federation of America, August 2008, 21p

Automotive Industries: Concentration and Change - Bureau of Labor Statistics, Issues in Labor Statistics, July 2007, online edition, 2p

Is Diesel Set to Boom in the U.S.? - Warburton, Max; Hinchliffe, Rob; Yoshido, Tatsuo - UBS Limited in conjunction with Ricardo, released on May 24, 2007

Pick-Up Owners Strongly Support Increasing Fuel Efficiency for Trucks
National Environmental Trust, May 7, 2007, online edition, 6p

NadaData 2007: Economic Impact of America's New Car and New-Truck Dealers - Nation Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), Autoexec Magazine, May 2007, pp46-67

2007 Here Come the .. Cleaner, Greener Cars - Motavalli,Jim
E: the Environmental Magazine, Mar/Apr 2007, v18, #2, 6p

Driven: Are China’s Car Manufacturers Ready to Compete in the U.S. and Europe? - Economist Intelligence Unit, 2006, 27p

Alternatives for the 'Clean Car" Evolution
- Merrill Lynch and World Resources Institute, released November 6, 2006, 41p.

Driving GM’s New Hydrogen Car - Voelcker, John - IEEESpectrum, September 2006, online edition

Americans and Their Cars: Is the Romance on the Skids? Taylor, Paul, Funk, Cary, Craighill, Peyton - Pew Research Center, August 1, 2006, 18p

Discover The Alternatives: A Progress Report On Enhancing Energy Security - The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, June 2006, online edition, 12p

The U.S. Auto Supplier Industry in Transition - Klier, Thomas H. ; Rubenstein, James M. - The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Essays on Issues, Chicago Fed Letter, May 2006, no. 226, 4p.

The Road Ahead for the U.S. Auto Industry - 2006
Couch, Liz - U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, online edition, April 2006, 64p

Automotive Parts Market and Industry Assessment 2006
U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Aerospace and Automotive Industries, April 2006, 81p.

China’s Impact on the U.S. Automotive Industry - Cooney, Stephen - Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, updated April 4, 2006, 26p.

The Contribution of the International Auto Sector to the U.S. Economy: An Update. A Study Prepared for the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. - McAlinden, Sean ; Swiecki, Bernard - Center for Automotive Research, Economics and Business Group, March 2005, 28p

The Good News About America’s Auto Industry - Welch, David; Foust, Dean - Business Week, February 13, 2006, #3971, pp32-35

The Crisis of the Global Auto Industry and Its Implications for Labor and the "Social Contract - Roubini, Nouriel - RGE Monitor, February 5, 2006

The Struggle for Clean Transportation - Heckeroth, Steve
Automobile Industries, February 2006, online edition

Dream Machines - Walczak, Lee and David Welch - Business Week, January 16, 2006, no. 3967, pp. 52-58

Clean Vehicles Update - Union of Concerned Scientists. December 2005.

Changing Business Dynamics in the Automotive Supplier Sector. The Strategic Use of Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Supply Chain Consolidation and IT By Automotive Suppliers - Swiecki, Bernard and Steve Underwood - CAR - Center for Automotive Research, October 2005, 20p

Keeping the Crisis in Chrysler. Warner, Fara. Fast Company, September 2005, #98, p69ff

Can US Auto Suppliers Stay Ahead Of Chinese Rivals? Knupfer, Stefan; Mercer, Glenn. The McKinsey Quarterly, September 2005, web exclusive

Determinants of Supplier Plant Location: Evidence From the Auto Industry
. Klier, Thomas. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Economic Perspectives, 3Q/2005, pp2-15

Dark Days at Daimler
. Edmondson, Gail and David Welch. Business Week, August 15, 2005, #3947, pp30-38

In The Tank: How Oil Prices Threaten Automakers' Profits and Jobs
McManus, Walter S. and others
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Office for the Study of Automotive Transportation and Natural Resources Defense Council, July 2005, 46p.


The Road Ahead for the U.S. Auto Industry - Kennedy, Scott - U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration, Manufacturing and Services, Office of Aerospace and Automotive Industries, June 2005, 38p.

Contribution of Toyota to the Economies of Fourteen States and the United States in 2003 - Hill, Kim - CAR, Center for Automotive Research, Economics and Business Group, June 2005, 49p.

Gasoline Prices: Policies and Proposals
. Behrens, Carl E. and Carol Glover. Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, Updated June 24, 2005

Driving Forces. Kilcarr, Sean. American City & County, July 2005, online version

Hybrid Car Credit Accelerates on Hill
. Schatz, Joseph J. CQ Weekly, July 18, 2005, v 63, #29, p. 1946ff

Comparing the Environmental Costs. Kester, Corinna. World Watch, July/August 2005, v18, #4, pp19-21

Why GM’s Plan Won’t Work … And the Ugly Road Ahead. Welch, David and Dan Beucke. Business Week, May 9, 2005, #3932, pp84-93

Rise of the Green Machine. Koerner, Brendan. Wired, April 2005, v13, #4, pp96ff

Sleeping with the Enemy. Bartholomew, Doug. Industry Week, May 2005, v254, #5, pp33-, 5p

Vehicle Safety: Opportunities Exist to Enhance NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program. United States Government Accountability Office, GAO-05-370, April 29, 2005, 123p


Aviation

Boeing Prepares for Take Off - Colvin, Geoff - Fortune, June 11, 2007, v155, #11, pp133-135

Wanted: A Security Standard
- Paylor, Anne - Air Transport World. June 2006, v.43, #6, pp. 36-39

Pharmaceutical Industry

Dying for Lifesaving Drugs - Howley, Kerry - Reason, August-September 2007, v39, #4, pp25-34

Race in a Bottle - Kahn, Jonathan - Scientific American, August 2007, v297, #2, pp40-46

Pharmacists, Pharmaceuticals, and Policy Issues Shaping the Work Force in Pharmacy - Manasse Jr., Henri R.; Speedie, Marilyn - American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, June 15 2007, v64, #12, pp30-48

Drug War - Caruso, Lisa - National Journal, May 19, 2007, v39, #20, pp30-35

Cancer Clinical Trials: The Emergence and Development of a New Style of Practice - Keating, Peter ; Cambrosio, Alberto - Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Spring 2007. v81, #1, pp197-222

Increased Transparency in EU Pharmaceutical Code
- Pimpinella, G; Bertini, Malgarini R. - The Lancet, Jan 13-Jan 19, 2007, v369, #9556, pp88-91

Risk Perception of Prescription Drugs: Results of a National Survey - Slovic, Paul; Peters, Ellen; Grana, John; Berger, Susan; Dieck, Gretchen S.
Drug Information Journal, 2007, v41, #1, pp81-101

Of Pills and Profits: In Defense of Big Pharma - Huber, Peter W.
Commentary, Jul/Aug 2006, v122, #1, pp21-28

The Drug Pushers - Elliott, Carl - The Atlantic Monthly, April 2006, v297, #3, pp82-93

Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: Speeding Up the Development of New Cures - Herson, Jay - The Futurist, January/February 2006, v40, #1, pp25-30

How Vioxx is Changing U.S. Drug Regulation
- Zwillich, Todd
Lancet, November 19, 2005, v366, #9499, pp1763-1764

The Vioxx Litigation, Part II - Frank, Ted - American Enterprise Institute Working Paper, December 15, 2005, 13p

New Federal Guidelines For Physician-Pharmaceutical Industry Relations: The Politics of Policy Formation. Chimonas, Susan; Rothman, David J. Health Affairs, Jul/Aug 2005, v24, #4, p949-961

An Uncertain Diagnosis. Rubin, Paul H. Regulation, Summer 2005, v28, #2, pp34-39

Bad Medicine. Herper, Matthew. Forbes, May 23, 2005, v175, #11, pp202-204

The Price of Life. Glennerster, Rachel; Michael Kremer; Heidi Williams. Foreign Policy , May-June 2005, pp.26-27


Textile Industry

The World Bids Farewell to the Multifiber Arrangement - MacDonald, Stephen - Amber Waves, February 2006, v4, #1, pp20-25

Remaking U.S. Textiles Out of Whole Cloth - Norton, Stephen J.
CQ Weekly, October 3, 2005, p2632ff

Saving America's Socks - But Killing Free Trade. Colvin, Geoffrey. Fortune, August 22, 2005, v152, #4, p.38

Threadbare No More. Tatge, Mark. Forbes, May 23, 2005, v175, #11, pp130-, 5p

U.S.-China Trade: Textile Safeguard Procedures Should Be Improved.
U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-05-296, April 4, 2005

 




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