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Event: Measuring R&D productivity

April 19, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

R&D is an easy target for cuts when firms face pressure from quarterly earnings. One problem is that firms don’t have a metric to benchmark […]

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Defense industry financial performance during COVID-19, third quarter update

November 5, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Government contractors were not immune to the economic disruption brought on by COVID-19. There are more than 50,000 contractors doing business directly with the Department […]

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