Publications: Meghan Ostertag

A study of 15 manufacturing industries across 18 European nations from 2011 to 2019 found that a 10 percent increase in robot density resulted in a 0.07 percent reduction in fatalities and a 1.96 percent decrease in injuries.

Imposing blanket tariffs on our allies will only weaken American industries. If Trump wants to bring back U.S. manufacturing, placing targeted tariffs on specific Chinese goods is the way to do it.

European firms are now responsible for just 29 percent of global biopharma research and development; U.S. firms lead at 55 percent.

A new study finds the U.S. share of global manufacturing will fall to 11 percent by 2030, while China’s will increase to 45 percent.

NIH-funded research played a part in the development of 18 FDA-approved therapies between 2000 and 2020, investing $670 million. By comparison, private firms invested $44.28 billion in these therapies, 66 times more than the federal government.

A major disruption in U.S. semiconductor trade with Taiwan would result in a 59 percent increase in the price domestic producers have to pay.

Analysis of Finnish wage data showed that after workers were exposed to generative AI, salaries increased by €78 per month on average across all occupations, the equivalent of 2 percent of the average salary in Finland.

A study found that countries with the highest robot density will see accelerated economic growth from robot adoption and will also see heightened robot accumulation in the future.

The EU over the last 7 years has cravenly ducked the industrial fight against China, attempting to expand its exports while America shoulders the costs. That cannot be allowed to continue as the new Trump administration ratchets up pressure against our common adversary.

Average annual growth of U.S. labor productivity over the past five years hit 1.9 percent in the third quarter of 2024.