In The New Geography of Jobs, Enrico Morretti presents his view of 21st century production in the United States. According to the author, the United States no longer produces heavy machinery like automobiles, nor should it seek to recapture its former manufacturing dominance. Instead, the U.S. should continue to exploit its new competitive advantage: its enormous share of the worldwide market for innovative ideas and technologies. Going forward, innovation is the export sector that will be the key to the nation’s prosperity
