Committee for Economic Development's annual report for 2002. Complete listing and access info »

This report ties together CED's previous six decades of work on various policies that concern the nation's prospects for economic growth to outline how the economy grows and, more generally, what must be done to improve its long-term prospects. Complete listing and access info »

This report argues that improving the math and science skills of our nation's youth is an important step in ensuring and promoting innovation-led economic growth in the coming decades. The report calls for the implementation of a strategic plan that will increase student "demand" for and achievement in mathematics and science. Complete listing and access info »

This report urges the Administration and Congress to "wage war on many fronts" against our nation's deteriorating fiscal situation and set aside any effort to stimulate the economy through tax reductions. Complete listing and access info »

As modern campaign techniques increase the costs of judicial elections, sitting judges and judicial candidates are soliciting contributions in larger amounts than they did a decade ago. Consequently, significant portions of the American electorate believe that campaign donors and political supporters are buying the influence of the nation's judges. These developments prompted CED's Trustees to examine the process of judicial selection and to propose systemic reform. CED believes that an erosion of public trust and confidence in the impartiality and fairness of judicial outcomes threatens the future legitimacy of the legal system.
On August 9, 2002 CED released Justice for Hire: Improving Judicial Selection at a Washington, D.C. event featuring Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Phillips as the keynote speaker and remarks by A. P. Carlton, President of the American Bar Association. The project is co-chaired by Derek Bok, President Emeritus of Harvard University and Chairman of Common Cause, and Roderick M. Hills, Chairman of Hills Enterprises, Ltd.

The report contends that the system for electing state and local judges undermines judicial independence and impartiality and jeopardizes public confidence in our state courts. Elections encourage judges to engage in political activities that do not befit the office and provide outside interests with substantial opportunities to politicize judicial decisions and influence judicial behavior.
CED is partnering with the American Bar Association and other organizations to form "Justice at Stake" to address this issue. CED's project and Justice at Stake are funded in part by George Soros' Open Society Institute and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. CED will be planning events in a number of cities across the country. Watch our events page for further information. Complete listing and access info »

CED released this paper as part of its May 2002 Policy Forum "The Economics and Politics of Globalization: A Global Perspective from the International Network of Private Business Organizations". The paper contends that business and government leaders in the developed world have an obligation to, and an interest in, reducing poverty worldwide. It focuses on three critical areas: setting sound economic policies, improving governance and rooting out corruption, and investing in human and social capital. Complete listing and access info »

This report urges employers, along with government, not only to stay the course but to actively lead in implementing specific changes in private and public policies that could produce a health care system that works for all Americans. Since the publication of this report, CED has reversed its health care policy recommendations. Complete listing and access info »