When it comes to technology and the economy, the U.S.
Publications
July 6, 2021
As patents become increasingly crowded, the level of IP protection they provide falls alongside the likelihood that firms can recoup investments in research, which reduces incentives for further scientific research.
July 1, 2021
The ability to verify online that some is who they say they are is critical for an increasingly digital world. While a federal solution would be ideal, state-issued digital licenses are a move in the right direction.
July 1, 2021
The FTC has a mandate to determine unfair methods of competition, but the rapidly changing nature of today’s markets should not lead to the FTC adopting precautionary ex-ante rules. The FTC must preserve the dynamic process of creative destruction, not preemptively inhibit it.
July 1, 2021
If the U.S. government is going to develop more effective policies to spur competitiveness, growth, and opportunity it will need to support better data collection, particularly on firms, industries, and technologies.
June 30, 2021
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, ove
June 30, 2021
Eric Lander—geneticist, mathematician, president and founding director of the Broad Institute— took the helm on June 2 as director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). He is the first biologist to serve as presidential science advisor and takes a seat in the cabinet. Inasmuch as the 21st century is on course to flower as the Age of Biology, this is a welcome, if overdue development.
June 29, 2021
The new legislation would not only undermine consumer privacy—individuals would have no option to opt-out of disclosing their information to restaurants—but it would also limit the viability of many of these food delivery services, ultimately resulting in higher costs and less convenience for consumers.
June 29, 2021
An integrated clean manufacturing strategy will pay dividends for both the economy and the global environment.