Reports & Briefings
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- For brief overviews of how key technologies work and why they matter, see ITIF’s “Technology Explainer Series.”
- For a menu of actionable policy ideas to foster innovation, growth, and progress, see ITIF’s “Tech Policy To-Do List.”
June 2, 2025
AR/VR's Potential in Health Care
AR/VR innovation needs to accelerate in order to meet the critical demands of health care. Policymakers should empower and fund immersive technologies in the health-care industry because of the long-term cost saving benefits and positive impact on patient care.
May 27, 2025
“Big Pharma” Is a Normal Industry
President Trump has announced his intention to regulate U.S. drug prices. But the arguments in favor of doing so are wrong. Price controls reduce development of new treatments and cures, and hurt U.S. biopharmaceutical competitiveness.
May 27, 2025
Underinvestment in Capital Equipment Hinders Canadian Productivity Growth
Canadian firms are underinvesting in productivity-enhancing capital such as machinery, software, and advanced technologies. Without targeted reforms to boost investment and improve data collection, Canada risks falling further behind in global competitiveness and economic growth.
May 21, 2025
Short-Circuited: How Semiconductor Tariffs Would Harm the U.S. Economy and Digital Industry Leadership
Imposing blanket tariffs on U.S. semiconductor imports would imperil U.S. leadership across a broad range of digital and nondigital industries while significantly decreasing U.S. economic growth, raising prices, and jeopardizing broader U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.
May 18, 2025
South Korean Policy in the Trump and China Era: Broad-Based Technological Innovation, Not Just Export-Led Growth
In the Trump and China era, South Korea must move beyond export-led growth. Scaling up small firms and boosting productivity in services must be national imperatives.
May 5, 2025
The State Hamilton Index: Most States Underperform in Advanced Industries
Innovation-driven production is key to reclaiming U.S. dominance on the international stage. Yet, all but a few U.S. state economies are less concentrated in advanced industries than the world average—and only one is ahead of China.
May 5, 2025
The State Hamilton Index: Data Visualization
ITIF’s State Hamilton Index benchmarks all U.S. 50 states and the District of Columbia based on their relative specialization in 21 advanced industries. Use the data visualization to see how states perform.
April 28, 2025
EU Regulatory Actions Against US Tech Companies Are a De Facto Tariff System
EU policymakers frame their legislative and regulatory actions against U.S. tech companies as measures to promote competition and protect consumers. But they operate as protectionist trade barriers and revenue-generating mechanisms.
April 16, 2025
An IT Policy Playbook for Canada
The Canadian economy is shifting faster than its institutions are. This playbook lays out an agenda to address what Canada must fix, build, and scale in order to compete through technology.
April 14, 2025
Small Modular Reactors: A Realist Approach to the Future of Nuclear Power
Standard large nuclear reactors won’t achieve scale or cost competitiveness with alternative energy sources. DOE should focus its resources on small modular reactors, which are a more promising technology with the potential to achieve price and performance parity.