Publications

To modernize enforcement, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) should use AI to analyze real-time and historical data, allowing it to predict and address risks in e-commerce supply chains before harm occurs.

The Trump administration’s "Liberation Day" tariffs foolishly alienate allies instead of strategically targeting China, inadvertently weakening U.S. competitiveness and handing a win to Beijing.

In the Trumpian trade worldview, tariffs are not just a necessary economic tool to correct foreign nations seen as "cheating," but a patriotic mission to restore America’s economic sovereignty and punish the disloyal globalists who, in their eyes, have betrayed the nation.

The fetishization of goods trade deficits in President Trump’s April 2 tariff announcement does a disservice to the many other pressing trade issues impacting the broader U.S. economy.

Despite policymakers’ temptation to adopt flawed competition policies in response to AI, there is no reason at this time for heavy-handed antitrust enforcement or fundamental changes to U.S. antitrust laws.

The AI revolution is a testament to the continued flourishing of high-tech competition and the importance of an antitrust policy that fosters innovation.

Policymakers should not attempt to reallocate innovative resources from large to small firms. Instead, Congress should pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 and expand the R&D tax credit. These measures will incentivize firms of all sizes to continue investing in productivity-enhancing and socially valuable R&D.

China’s industrial strategy calls for gaining market share in e-commerce to expand its global influence, financial footprint, and ability to compete in AI. Policymakers should act now to avoid leaving U.S. platforms at a structural disadvantage and exposing U.S. consumers to harm.

A report by the IMF indicates that rising government debt in advanced economies results in a decline in economic growth, particularly affecting industries that depend heavily on research and development (R&D), such as high-tech industries.

Rather than adopt the European Union’s model for regulating competition, policymakers considering how to govern digital markets should carefully evaluate whether digital antitrust regulation is justified and consider whether concerns about anticompetitive behavior can be addressed with less intrusive and more cost-effective tools.