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Meghan Ostertag

Meghan Ostertag

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Meghan Ostertag is a research assistant for economic policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from American University.

Recent Publications

October 20, 2025

Fact of the Week: Inflation Is Expected to Rise to 3 Percent in the United States in 2026

Though inflation has remained relatively stable thus far in 2025, projections estimate that inflation in the United States will increase in 2026 from 2.7 percent to 3 percent.

October 14, 2025

Fact of the Week: US R&D Value Added Has Increased by 63 Percent from 2013 to 2023

According to the BEA’s R&D Satellite Account, R&D value added has increased in real terms from 2013 to 2023 by 63 percent.

October 6, 2025

Fact of the Week: Over $1.4T More Venture Capital Funding Was Invested in U.S.-headquartered Firms than in European Firms

Compared to the United States, venture capital (VC) activity in the European Union (EU) is low, with EU-headquartered firms receiving $1.4 trillion less VC funding than their American counterparts from 2013 to 2022.

September 29, 2025

Fact of the Week: Forty Percent of Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Economies Formally Saved in 2024

Access to digital banking services has enabled more individuals to start formally saving money, with 40 percent of the population in low- and middle-income nations actively saving as of 2024, representing a 67 percent increase.

September 22, 2025

Latin American Subnational Innovation Competitiveness Index 2.0

This report ranks more than 200 regions across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and the United States on 13 commonly available indicators of innovation competitiveness, and offers policymakers a guide to bolstering regional and national innovation capacity.

September 22, 2025

Fact of the Week: The GDPR Led to a 13 Percent Reduction in Venture Capital Investment in the EU by US Investors

After the rollout of the GDPR, the number of investment deals led by U.S. investors in the EU was 21 percent lower than the number of deals in the United States

September 15, 2025

How Reducing Federal R&D Reduces GDP Growth

Cutting federal investments in R&D may appear to save billions in the budget, but it could cost the economy trillions. In fact, ITIF estimates that cutting federal R&D by 20 percent would cost the U.S. economy up to almost $1.5 trillion compared with China’s growth pace.

September 15, 2025

Fact of the Week: Nine of the Top 10 Global Research Universities Are in China

In a ranking based on the total number of high-quality research articles they publish over the calendar year, Chinese universities claim 9 of the top 10 spots in the academic category.

September 8, 2025

Fact of the Week: More Than 99 Percent of Listed Firms in China Receive Direct Subsidies From the Chinese Government

A study finds that over 99 percent of a sample of 5,260 listed Chinese firms received government subsidies totaling €35.3 billion in 2022, double the amount from 2015.

September 2, 2025

Fact of the Week: Access to Broadband Internet Increases Intergenerational Mobility by up to 12.3 Percent

A new working paper finds that income rank increased by between 6 and 12.3 percent between fathers and sons in Norway after the roll-out of broadband.

August 27, 2025

BEA Data Shows High Inequality Among States

Income inequality is often positively associated with higher growth, but it also brings wider income gaps.

August 25, 2025

Fact of the Week: Chinese Currency Manipulation May Be Driving the Trade Surplus Between China and Europe

As of 2025, the goods trade deficit between the European Union and China has doubled since 2020, while it is 3.6 times greater in Germany. One driver of this imbalance may be Chinese currency manipulation, which has allowed Chinese firms to undercut the prices of European retailers.

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