Federal legislation mirroring key provisions of privacy laws in Europe or California could cost the U.S. economy about $122 billion per year.

The Costs of an Unnecessarily Stringent Federal Data Privacy Law

An increasingly digitalized global economy requires ever-more digitally skilled workforces for nations to remain productive. Unfortunately, domestic and international assessments of digital skills show the United States is lagging its competitors.

Assessing the State of Digital Skills in the U.S. Economy

Policymakers should seek to maximize the benefits of Internet openness while maintaining carefully designed guardrails that reduce the Internet’s most clearly harmful uses.

The Case for a Mostly Open Internet

Many say the decline in new business formation over the past 30 years has been caused by increased monopoly. But there is no statistical relationship between start-up creation and change in concentration by industry; high-growth start-up activity is healthy.

Monopoly Myths: Is Concentration Leading to Fewer Start-Ups?

Though telework presents unique challenges, particularly in cybersecurity, Congress and the federal government should be thoughtful in its adoption, not obstinate in accessing its benefits just because an opposing party’s administration has made it a priority.

It’s Not Up for Debate. Remote and Hybrid Are the Future of Work—Even for Federal Employees

There is a deep disconnect between the U.S. education system and the workplace. How can policymakers bridge the gap and create clear pathways to good jobs?

Podcast: A New Roadmap for Workforce Education, With Bill Bonvillian and Sanjay Sarma

A vocal group of alarmists worry that the pace of automation will soon displace human labor to such an extent that many workers will be left with nothing to do. Never mind that generation after generation of technological innovations in industries ranging from textiles to steel to banking have always produced the opposite result: expanding the labor force, not wiping it out.

Podcast: How Automation Expands Opportunities for Human Labor, With James Bessen

Rob and Jackie sat down with Dr. Juan Gilbert, chair of the University of Florida’s Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department, to discuss how the United States has fallen behind in recruiting students in science, technology, engineering, and math and what policymakers, universities, and industries can do diversify their candidate pools.

Podcast: The Keys to Diversifying Computer Science Education, With Dr. Juan Gilbert

There is the perception that youth is key for start-ups, especially in high-tech sectors. But an analysis of the 2.7 million founders who started companies that hired at least one employee between 2007 and 2014 gives reason to doubt that popular perception.

Fact of the Week: A 50-Year-Old is 1.8 Times More Likely to Create a Highly Successful Firm than a 30-Year-Old

The President has asked for time to make a major address to the nation Thursday night, and it’s critical that his address focuses on policies that not only address the U.S. jobs crisis in the short-run, but also put U.S. employment on a stable footing over the long-run.

What the President’s Jobs Speech Should Say Next Thursday Night (Hint: Restore U.S. Competitiveness)

In the EU-27 countries, from 2013 to 2022, annual wages increased by 0.24 percent in information and communication technology (ICT) services compared to 0.20 percent across the rest of the economy.

Fact of the Week: Wages in ICT Services Have Grown Faster Than Wages Within the Total Business Sector in Europe

Chinese companies have become leading innovators in display technologies, in addition to becoming the largest global producers. China’s display industry has grown as a result of extensive subsidies, rampant intellectual property theft, and economies of scale.

How Innovative Is China in the Display Industry?

A recent working paper found that firms that won H-1B visa lotteries experienced positive effects across all elements of the firm.

Fact of the Week: Firms That Win an H-1B Visa Lottery Experience Wage Increases for Most Employees

China is at the global forefront of the electric vehicle (EV) and EV battery industries. Its firms produce nearly two-thirds of the world’s EVs and more than three-quarters of EV batteries. They also have produced notable innovations in EV products, processes, and customer experiences.

How Innovative Is China in the Electric Vehicle and Battery Industries?

Used to its full potential, artificial intelligence (AI) can assist employees, improve interactions with customers, and increase efficiency.

Fact of the Week: Employees at Large Firms Perform More Non-Routine Problem-Solving Than Small Firm Employees.

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