Robert D. Atkinson

Robert D. Atkinson
Robert D. Atkinson in 2013
Born (1954-11-22) November 22, 1954 (age 69)
NationalityCanadian American
Academic career
FieldInnovation economics
Macroeconomics
Development economics
School or
tradition
Innovation economics
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Oregon
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Robert David Atkinson (born November 22, 1954) is a Canadian-American economist. He is president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a public policy think tank based in Washington, D.C., that promotes policies based on innovation economics.[1][2] He was previously Vice President of the Progressive Policy Institute.

  1. ^ "Robert David Atkinson". Marquis Biographies Online. Marquis Who's Who. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Janet Rae-Dupree: Innovation Should Mean More Jobs, Not Less New York Times, January 3, 2009