Drive! Moving Tennessee's Automotive Sector Up the Value Chain

This report finds that the auto industry plays a critical role in the Tennessee economy and explores the new competitive environment that will challenge the state going forward. Advanced industries (AIs) like the auto sector--with its significant R&D investment and STEM-worker intensity--are imp...

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Published in:Policy File 2013
Main Authors: Muro, Mark, Andes, Scott, Fikri, Kenan, Ross, Martha, Lee, Jessica, Ruiz, Neil G, Marchio, Nick
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic policy
Industry
The Brookings Institution
Transportation
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Summary:This report finds that the auto industry plays a critical role in the Tennessee economy and explores the new competitive environment that will challenge the state going forward. Advanced industries (AIs) like the auto sector--with its significant R&D investment and STEM-worker intensity--are important because they drive regional and national prosperity in the United States. For its part, Tennessee's auto industry has led the state's post-recession recovery and has managed to increase its share of North American motor vehicle manufacturing employment since the Recession.