Publications: Stephen Ezell

The international reference pricing-based GUARD model lacks a sound premise for its rationale, is fundamentally flawed in its design, and should be withdrawn in full by CMS.

The international reference pricing-based GLOBE model lacks a sound premise for its rationale, is fundamentally flawed in its design, and should be withdrawn in full by CMS.

Europe has long free-ridden on U.S. drug innovation—and while President Trump is right to push allies to pay their fair share, importing Europe’s price controls into the U.S. would undercut the very innovation the world depends on.

If the year ahead in technology and innovation policy lives up to its potential, it could be a consequential one because there is a long list of important issues on the table. Herein, we offer 10 that are on top of our minds.

The science community must move beyond the linear model of scientific research developed and encouraged by Vannevar Bush, and realign scientific exploration with national interests, especially in the face of the growing technological and economic threat posed by China.

ITIF commends the Trump administration for working to develop an up-to-date, coherent National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing. The success of this effort will be vital to enhancing the global competitiveness of U.S. advanced manufacturing over the coming decade.

China has failed to meet its commitments under the U.S.-China POA. It is not a reliable trade partner, as potential commitments to reverse its predatory practices are antithetical to its long-term techno-economic project.

Proposals in Congress to expand right-to-repair rules for defense systems risk weakening military innovation and safety by forcing contractors to disclose proprietary intellectual property that already falls under existing DOD access rights.

The USMCA strengthens America’s position to compete with China. First, by enabling U.S. manufacturers to source inputs from Canada and Mexico at lower cost. Second, by weakening China’s manufacturing capacity as it incentivizes firms to reshore production to North America and substitute Chinese imports with inputs or final products made within the region.

A new proposal to tax university patent royalties would do little to benefit taxpayers while undermining the Bayh-Dole system that drives U.S. innovation, risking America’s global leadership in turning research into real-world breakthroughs.