Publications

Twenty-three countries plus the EU pledged in 2015 to double their investments in clean energy RD&D by 2020. Only one met that goal. Undeterred, they announced a new set of pledges in 2021. Two years later, most are still woefully underinvesting in clean energy RD&D.

Policymakers need to consider the long-term interests of consumers and the continued growth of the e-commerce sector when drafting and implementing new laws and regulations that could slow down the fast logistics networks on which consumers depend.

A September 2023 working paper analyzed the relationship between R&D support and firm performance and found that when looking at productivity and output, R&D supports increased productivity by about 10 percent and value-added output by about 9 percent

Courts and policymakers must be wary of antitrust agencies seeking to return to the failed double standard approach to merger enforcement that they once enjoyed.

Mega firms have played an increasingly important role in creating new technology over the past two decades. An antitrust paradigm that ignores this would have the perverse effect of exporting American innovation to other countries with less regulatory interference.

Mandatory age verification simply isn’t necessary to safeguard children online, and if policymakers are going to use legislation to require changes to online platforms, there are better alternatives.

A June 2023 discussion paper showed that a lower share of goods from a primary supplier would mean greater diversification.

One of the most glaring problems in the EU AI Act’s current form is how it would create unreasonable requirements for developers of open-source AI systems.

Brazil should step back from following the EU’s experimental and harmful DMA regime and at least wait before embarking on a similar policy.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 illustrated that Europe is neither as secure nor as prepared as it thinks it is. The European defense industry's fragmentation has come with higher costs and fewer R&D capabilities, making Europe less competitive and less safe.