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

By Robert D. Atkinson and Scott M. Andes
February 24, 2009

ITIF uses 16 indicators to assess the global innovation-based competitiveness of 36 countries and 4 regions. This report finds that while the U.S. still leads the EU in innovation-based competitiveness, it ranks sixth overall. Moreover, the U.S. ranks last in progress toward the new knowledge-based innovation economy over the last decade.

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