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== History == == History ==
According to '']'' the organization "originated in the ]" in 1942 and was created to encourage collaborative research among business leaders, economists, and New Deal politicians "to promote free enterprise and full employment, paying particular attention to the needs of small business".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Mudge|first=Stephanie L.|date=30 May 2019|title=Commentary: An Alliance Between Big Business and Democratic Socialists Isn't as Unlikely as It Sounds|url=https://fortune.com/2019/05/30/capitalism-democratic-socialists/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=]|language=en}}</ref>


CED was founded in 1942 by a group of business leaders led by ], president of ]; ], co-founder of ] advertising firm; and ], treasurer of ].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} CED was first formed to help the ] transition from a wartime to peacetime economy.<ref name=":0" /> At the end of ], CED worked to garner support among the American business community for the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Allott|first=Daniel|date=2020-01-21|title=Capitalism must meet the challenge: Prosperity for all Americans|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/479179-capitalism-must-meet-the-challenge-prosperity-for-all-americans|access-date=2022-01-30|website=]|language=en}}</ref><ref name="About CED">{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://www.ced.org/about|access-date=2022-01-30|website=Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board}}</ref> The first business leaders on board were ], president of ]; ], co-founder of ] advertising firm; and ], treasurer of ].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} CED was first formed to help the ] transition from a wartime to peacetime economy.<ref name=":0" /> At the end of ], CED worked to garner support among the American business community for the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Allott|first=Daniel|date=2020-01-21|title=Capitalism must meet the challenge: Prosperity for all Americans|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/479179-capitalism-must-meet-the-challenge-prosperity-for-all-americans|access-date=2022-01-30|website=]|language=en}}</ref><ref name="About CED">{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://www.ced.org/about|access-date=2022-01-30|website=Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board}}</ref>


In January 2015, the Committee for Economic Development merged with ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=The Conference Board to Merge with the Committee for Economic Development|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-conference-board-to-merge-with-the-committee-for-economic-development-300020593.html|access-date=2022-01-30|website=]|language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (]).|date=January 2022}} Both are non-partisan, non-lobbying, and have trustees drawn mainly from the business community.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} In January 2015, the Committee for Economic Development merged with ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=The Conference Board to Merge with the Committee for Economic Development|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-conference-board-to-merge-with-the-committee-for-economic-development-300020593.html|access-date=2022-01-30|website=]|language=en}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (]).|date=January 2022}} Both are non-partisan, non-lobbying, and have trustees drawn mainly from the business community.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}


== Work == == Work ==
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Since its inception, CED has promoted policies that its trustees believe will foster economic growth and development to benefit all Americans. The organization conducts research and outreach efforts in the U.S. and abroad to change policy at the local, state, and national levels. In recent decades, CED has increased access to ] and ], advocated ] nationally, placed more women in corporate leadership, and reduced government spending.<ref name="About CED" />{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (]).|date=January 2022}} Since its inception, CED has promoted policies that its trustees believe will foster American economic growth and development and indirectly benefit the country and people. The organization conducts research and outreach efforts in the U.S. and abroad to change policy at all levels of government. More recently CED has also advocated to increase access to ] and ], for ] nationally, for more women in corporate leadership, and for reduced government spending.<ref name="About CED" />{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (]).|date=January 2022}}


== Stated aims == == Stated aims ==
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== Reception == == Reception ==
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== Further reading ==

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Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board
AbbreviationCED
Formation1942
TypeThink tank nonprofit organization
HeadquartersNew York, NY, United States
Websitewww.ced.org

The Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) is an American nonprofit and nonpartisan public policy think tank. The board of trustees consist primarily of senior corporate executives from a range of U.S. industries and sectors. The organization has been credited with helping to create the Marshall Plan.

History

According to Fortune the organization "originated in the Commerce Department" in 1942 and was created to encourage collaborative research among business leaders, economists, and New Deal politicians "to promote free enterprise and full employment, paying particular attention to the needs of small business".

The first business leaders on board were Paul G. Hoffman, president of Studebaker Corporation; William Benton, co-founder of Benton & Bowles advertising firm; and Marion B. Folsom, treasurer of Eastman Kodak Company. CED was first formed to help the U.S. economy transition from a wartime to peacetime economy. At the end of World War II, CED worked to garner support among the American business community for the Marshall Plan.

In January 2015, the Committee for Economic Development merged with The Conference Board. Both are non-partisan, non-lobbying, and have trustees drawn mainly from the business community.

Work

The CED has been credited with helping to create the Bretton Woods Agreement, the Employment Act of 1946 (and therefore the Council of Economic Advisers and the Joint Economic Committee) and the Marshall Plan.

Since its inception, CED has promoted policies that its trustees believe will foster American economic growth and development and indirectly benefit the country and people. The organization conducts research and outreach efforts in the U.S. and abroad to change policy at all levels of government. More recently CED has also advocated to increase access to pre-kindergarten and college, for campaign finance reform nationally, for more women in corporate leadership, and for reduced government spending.

Stated aims

As of 2022 CED's stated aims are to sustain and promote free enterprise, improve education and healthcare, reform campaign finance, enhance corporate governance, and improve the fiscal health of the United States.

Reception

The organization has been called "the capitalists who cared enough about the system to save it."

References

  1. ^ Mudge, Stephanie L. (30 May 2019). "Commentary: An Alliance Between Big Business and Democratic Socialists Isn't as Unlikely as It Sounds". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  2. ^ Allott, Daniel (2020-01-21). "Capitalism must meet the challenge: Prosperity for all Americans". The Hill. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  3. ^ "About". Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  4. "The Conference Board to Merge with the Committee for Economic Development". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2022-01-30.

Further reading

Schriftgiesser, Karl (1967). Business Comes of Age. The Story of the Committee for Economic Development and Its Impact Upon the Economic Policies of the United States, 1942-1960. New York: Harper and Brothers. OCLC 911692573.

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