Blueprint for Opportunity
Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative
Economic Growth
Advancing policies that promote economic growth and strengthen our competitiveness in the global economy.
“Capitalist countries have shown that free markets are the surest path to economic growth, opportunity for all, and a just system based on human dignity.” -President George W. Bush
The George W. Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative combines the Bush Institute’s action-oriented approach to policy and its extraordinary convening ability with SMU’s research and academic excellence, particularly in economics.
Our joint work draws from economic policy-making experience at the highest levels and from the cutting edge of research in economics to identify ideas for promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, and faster, more inclusive growth through global competitiveness and sound immigration policy.
Experts
Read Anne Wicks's biography.
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Anne Wicks
Don Evans Family Managing Director, Opportunity and Democracy George W. Bush Institute
Read J.H. Cullum Clark's biography.
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J.H. Cullum Clark
Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative George W. Bush Institute
Read Laura Collins's biography.
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Laura Collins
Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative George W. Bush Institute
Publications
FEATURED
Former PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi: “I feel a deep sense of gratitude for what this country has done for me"
Waters of the West
The root causes of Central American migration: toward a holistic approach
College Affordability and Debt Forgiveness -- After Hours Roundtable
LATEST
How water markets would make America’s Western cities sustainable
By: J.H. Cullum Clark
Water Conservation
By: Alexis Yelvington
Developing state water roadmaps is essential
By: William McKenzie
Water and Opportunity
By: Alexis Yelvington
Cullum Clark -- Innovation, Opportunity, and Economic Growth
Hosted by: Andrew Kaufmann
University research delivers surprising real-world benefits
By: J.H. Cullum Clark