In today's global economy, countries constantly compete for corporations' research activities. U.S. tax policy lags behind many countries in attracting firms' R&D centers. With the increased mobility of research and intellectual property, this conference will focus on how countries should tax innovative, answering important questions for countries seeking to promote economic growth.

To create private-sector jobs and raise wages for those now working, we must make America a magnet for investment from abroad. A trade agenda to promote exports is one piece of competing in a global economy, but without an aggressive campaign to draw in foreign investors’ resources, the United States will miss key employment and economic growth opportunities.

This conference will examine various policy aspects relating to the taxation of multinational corporations.

N. Gregory Mankiw, chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, and experts discuss issues of tax policy and global business activity.

New data shows that high-paying high-tech jobs are growing rapidlyin the United States, despite complaints about the dangers of outsourcing.

Studies of multinational companies suggest that outsourcing not only raises the value of brands but boosts the wealth of shareholders and promotes high-wage administrative jobs at home.

Rising foreign direct investment, U.S. manufacturing job losses, and cross-border outsourcing arrangements have focused attention on how U.S. tax rules influence decisions by multinational companies to create jobs in the United States and abroad. The recent presidential election campaign included proposals to alter significantly U.S. taxation of income earned by...

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