Publications

Policymakers should withdraw the proposed $70,000 Optional Practical Training fee and pursue targeted reforms that address fraud without driving away the scientists and engineers the United States needs.

Pew’s proposed broadband policies put government subsidies and mandates ahead of private investment, competition, and innovation which risks higher costs and worse outcomes for consumers.

AI investment is booming, but manufacturing output is stagnant. America needs industrial policy to restore manufacturing and reduce dependence on China.

The EU’s proposed KIDS ACT risks isolating children from valuable online communities through sweeping restrictions that fail to address specific harms or provide better alternatives.

Pricing software can facilitate collusion, but the relevant question is how firms use it. Policymakers should target practices that undermine competition rather than prohibit a technology with legitimate uses.

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Commission seek to protect consumers from unwanted robocalls. The petition would undermine these protections by opening the floodgates to unwanted political robocalls. It would also create an exemption based on the content of the calls.

KFTC enforcement data suggests de facto bias against leading American technology companies. Given this record, U.S. policymakers should demand fair treatment for U.S. firms, and South Korean policymakers should reconsider expanding the KFTC’s authority over online platforms.

Research using the Real-Time Population Survey finds that more than 20 percent of workers use generative AI in four out of five detailed occupations. Yet, only one in six occupations has adoption above 70 percent.

Growing opposition to data centers threatens U.S. economic growth, with $260 billion in canceled investments in 2026 potentially costing more than 2 million jobs and $294 billion in economic activity. Policymakers should address local concerns without discouraging responsible data center development.

China embraces innovation. America gets in its own way. Conflicting rulebooks and resistance to technological adoption are helping China win and America lose.