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Websites and the “Natural Monopoly” Myth
February 14, 2011
Over the past few years there has been a tendency, especially by those in the financial press, to play it fast and loose with economic jargon. Buzzwords replace actual understanding of issues and the ...
Websites and the "Natural Monopoly" Myth
February 14, 2011
Over the past few years there has been a tendency, especially by those in the financial press, to play it fast and loose with economic jargon. Buzzwords replace actual understanding of issues and the ...
Necessity The Mother of Invention
February 11, 2011
When it comes to innovation, people often think of a research lab as the setting for new inventions or perhaps more recently the college dorm room or garage. But a new study by scholars including no...
Internet Freedom and Jackson-Vanik
February 10, 2011
One of the most prominent trade issues in 2012 centers on Congressional approval of permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia. While extending PNTR to Russia would provide some economic be...
SOPA Activism Spreads To Protests Against ACTA
February 9, 2011
In the wake of successful, widespread Internet activism against SOPA and PIPA, some momentum has been driven to ACTA, which may be a new four-letter acronym to many people, but has been around for yea...
Employers’ Important Role in Skilled Immigration
February 8, 2011
At a Brookings event Monday on high skilled immigration policy, Dr. Jeanne Batalova of the Migration Policy Institute presented her “Brain Waste” study on how many college-educated immigrants ...
Employers' Important Role in Skilled Immigration
February 8, 2011
At a Brookings event Monday on high skilled immigration policy, Dr. Jeanne Batalova of the Migration Policy Institute presented her “Brain Waste” study on how many college-educated immigrants ...
“Internet Kill Switch” Bill Conflicts With Broader US Internet Agenda
February 4, 2011
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) says she plans to re-introduce legislation that would grant the President broad authority over swaths of Internet infrastructure to confront a “cyber emergency.” The r...
"Internet Kill Switch" Bill Conflicts With Broader US Internet Agenda
February 4, 2011
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) says she plans to re-introduce legislation that would grant the President broad authority over swaths of Internet infrastructure to confront a “cyber emergency.” The r...
CCIA 2011 Highlights
February 3, 2011
The year was marked with challenges to the open Internet starting with the shutdown of the Internet in Egypt, threats to competition in the mobile market and the introduction of legislation in Congres...