Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called for an uptick in federal funding of high-priority scientific research in an address Monday morning.
His remarks, delivered to a packed Lohrfink Auditorium, kicked off a two-day conference titled "New Building Blocks for Jobs and Economic Growth," which was sponsored by the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Athena Alliance, The Conference Board, the Kauffman Foundation and U.S. National Academies.
The conference addressed the government's role in research and development and supporting American innovation.
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Author: Ben Santucci
