Robert D. Atkinson argues that like-minded democracies need to form a ‘NATO for Trade’ in response to China’s propensity to circumvent the spirit (and letter) of the WTO and target democratic countries with trade coercion.
Publications
June 28, 2021
Long before Walmart and Amazon, there was A&P—The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company—which started as a mail-order tea business in the Civil War era before displacing Sears, Roebuck &
June 28, 2021
Innovations in digital technology lead to innovations in business practices at large.
June 25, 2021
In comments to the FTC, Aurelien Portuese remarks that there is no need to radically alter antitrust doctrines and law. However, there are some actionable steps relevant to attain the stated objectives of incentivizing pharmaceutical innovation while controlling drug price increases.
June 24, 2021
Censorship is becoming a growing non-tariff barrier to trade. A lot is at stake for the United States, because it is the world leader in the services that make up the digital economy and in the creative sectors that produce movies, TV shows, video games, e-books, and other content.
June 24, 2021
While privacy advocates may disagree with the choices many consumers make, that is not justification for overruling their decisions. As policymakers consider legislation to strengthen consumer privacy, they should go back to the basics of notice-and-choice.
June 24, 2021
No, local governments generally are not well-suited to providing broadband service. Economic theory suggests city-run broadband would not serve the country well, and previous real-world attempts bear that out with a mixed track record marked by several failures.
June 23, 2021
The House legislation does a number of things, including reducing the unfair burdens on USPS to prepay its retirement obligations. But it also has several provisions that address the growing importance of package delivery to the USPS.
June 22, 2021
Rob Atkinson was a guest on "The Creative Life" by ThinkTech Hawaii to discuss promoting policies in innovation economics, and described how to close the divide through creative self-sustaining growth centers.
June 21, 2021
The United States needs an integrated national strategy to address the twin challenges of bolstering its manufacturing sector and averting climate change. Timely federal RD&D and deployment policies targeted to specific manufacturing industries could create comparative advantage, expanding domestic investment and employment.