Brookings: Topics - Business

Protecting Putin's Protection Racket

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

When Putin took power in 2000, he established a protection deal among powerful business owners. Clifford Gaddy and Barry Ickes discuss the intricacies of this arrangement and what message a recent suit against one of the country’s leading business newspapers is meant to send.

On the Road Again? A Look at the U.S. Auto Industry with Steven Rattner

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT

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October 21, 2009, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

On October 21, the Initiative on Business and Public Policy explored the government’s role in the struggling auto industry and their future relationship. Steven Rattner, former head of the Obama administration’s Task Force on the Auto Industry, delivered the keynote address.

Businesses Cannot Ignore China

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Cheng Li joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to discuss the arrest of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu and the need to understand the continually increasing business opportunities in China.

What Obama's Financial Regulation Reform Announcement Means

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The long-awaited Obama administration plan to reform financial regulation has arrived. The good news, says Douglas Elliott, is that the specific proposals are virtually all sensible and constructive. The bad news is that there were some missed opportunities.

Comparing Technology Innovation in the Private and Public Sectors

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Technology can be a tool for making government better and democracy stronger. However, the public sector has continued to fall behind the private sector in technology innovation, writes Darrell West. Evaluating the web sites of leading U.S. corporations with state and national governments, West offers five reasons why the private sector has outpaced government in effective innovation, and ways the public sector could improve.

The New Digital Press: How to Create a Brighter Future for the News Industry

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

There is no question we are witnessing a fundamental economic and technological transformation of journalism, writes Darrell West. However, while traditional business models are dying, new ones are still being developed. In this multi-faceted, new-media universe, West says we need an information strategy for the news industry that expands on digital media's strengths while encouraging in-depth coverage.

Facing—and Fixing—"Too Big to Fail"

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:15:00 GMT

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March 31, 2009, 9:15 AM to 11:30 AM

As public outrage grows over bonuses paid to employees at private firms being bailed out by the government, many are asking whether some companies are "too big to fail" and the consequences of propping up firms at any cost. The Initiative on Business and Public Policy at Brookings hosted Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Gary H. Stern and Vice President Ron J. Feldman to discuss the issue, along with former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.

Latin America, the Global Financial Crisis and the Velocity of Business

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As the effects of the financial crisis continue to be felt across the globe, much of Latin America should be well prepared to weather the global financial storms with more opportunity for growth. In a speech at the Economist's 11th Annual Conference on Latin America Private Equity, held in Miami Florida, Mauricio Cárdenas discusses how the United States and Latin American countries can work together, not only on financing and aid, but also on issues like trade, migration, energy, and climate change.

On Bailouts, Congress should Tread Lightly

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:12:14 GMT

Brookings Guest Scholar Bill Frenzel, a former Member of Congress, says federal legislators should tread carefully when considering bailing out failing businesses.

Living Wage Laws: How Much Do (Can) They Matter?

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Harry Holzer examines the likely effects of “living wage” ordinances on employment outcomes, according to economic theory; as well as evidence on their actual effects.

The Efficacy of Information Policy

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The book Archon Fung, Mary Graham, and David Weil’s Full Disclosure: The Perils and Promise of Transparency provides a thorough discussion of governmentmandated disclosure policies. Clifford Winston uses their book to frame an empirical assessment of whether these—and other information policies—have significantly reduced the costs to consumers created by imperfect information.

The Future of Consumer Payments

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:15:00 GMT

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September 16, 2008, 8:15 AM to 2:00 PM

The way consumers pay for products and services is dramatically changing, with cash and checks now accounting for less than half of all transactions and falling fast. What payment technologies lie ahead and how will they change the way our economy works? Brookings’s Initiative on Business and Public Policy held an event with some of America’s leading experts—including Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department David H. McCormick and American Express CEO Ken Chenault—on the evolution of electronic payments.

Corporate Action on Climate Adaptation and Development

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The 2008 Brookings Blum Roundtable recently convened representatives to focus on how the poor of the world will cope with climate change. With a few notable exceptions, the climate adaptation challenge, and the links between climate change, economic growth, human rights, and poverty alleviation, has not been high on the corporate agenda. Jane Nelson, an expert in corporate social responsibility, recommends the corporate community take action to address climate change adaptation in the developing world.

Welcome Back, Veterans

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Michael O'Hanlon and Jack Keane assess a major private initiative called Welcome Back Veterans. The program, they write, is designed to complement government efforts to create new jobs for veterans returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Corporate Governance

Fri, 30 May 2008 10:48:14 GMT

Former U.S. Attorney General Richard Thornburgh examines today’s corporate culture and finds that, while it is replete with good corporate citizens, we've seen a culture of greed and failure to observe basic fiduciary duties in the first part of this decade. Thornburgh says it is time for a system of corporate best practices for good governance.

The Great Credit Squeeze: How It Happened, How to Prevent Another

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

With the U.S. financial system still in a perilous state, Martin Baily, Doug Elmendorf and Bob Litan diagnose what caused the crisis and offer prescriptions for policy change. The authors of this new Brookings paper address two challenges: to resolve the immediate problems and to reduce the likelihood that these problems recur.

Aviation Infrastructure Performance : A Study in Comparative Political Economy

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT

International transportation experts compare and contrast how different nations have managed their airports and air traffic control systems and how well they are meeting the needs of their people.

Retooling for Growth in America’s Older Industrial Areas

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:30:00 GMT

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April 08, 2008, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

On April 8, the American Assembly and the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings held a forum to discuss how the nation’s government, business, civic and community leaders can develop and implement new policies to revitalize older industrial areas. The strategies were based on the findings of the Brookings Institution Press book Retooling for Growth: Building a 21st Century Economy in America’s Older Industrial Areas.

Brookings Global Young Professionals Program Launch

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

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February 27, 2008, 12:00 PM to 12:00

The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings hosted the inaugural meeting of its Global Young Professionals Program on February 27, featuring Matt Flannery, CEO and co-founder of Kiva.org, the world's first person-to-person micro-lending Web site.

Benefits of Hiring Young Veterans

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Michael O'Hanlon and Thomas Lynch argue that a nationwide network and civic military-to-civilian jobs programs are needed and that they will send a powerful message that the playing field is level for those who serve in the U.S. military.

Do Politically Connected Firms Undermine Their Own Competitiveness?

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In a new Global working paper, Raj Desai and co-author Anders Olofsgård examines cronyism, specifically focusing on the competitiveness of politically favored firms, and finding that influential firms do innovate and invest less.

Building an Arab Knowledge Society: How Business Can Help

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Kristin Lord offers ideas for Arab countries to build a knowledge based society in which business can flourish.

Banking on Wealth: America’s New Retail Banking Infrastructure and Its Wealth-Building Potential

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The $100 billion size of the high-cost non-bank basic financial services industry, including check cashers, payday lenders, and pawnshops, points to the high demand for basic financial services among low- and moderate-income customers. Alternative products sold by banks—located extensively in lower-income neighborhoods could meet those consumer needs, while also creating an opportunity for households to convert their current spending on high-cost services into savings and even wealth.

Walkable Urbanism is Changing City Life

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Leinberger discusses walkable urbanism, and how the desire for more walkable urban spaces is changing the housing market in America's cities as people seek alternatives to driving.

Facilitating and Rewarding Work

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:00:00 GMT

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December 12, 2007, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

On December 12, the Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a two-part forum at the National Press Club on ways to encourage, facilitate and reward work. Besides releasing a new Hamilton Project strategy paper, the forum highlighted four new and forthcoming discussion papers.

Walkable Urbanism

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Leinberger discusses his book about the most walkable urban and metro areas in the United States with Nicole Lapin from CNN.

Vehicle Choice Behavior and the Declining Market Share of U.S. Automakers

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Clifford Winston and Kenneth E. Train develop a consumer-level model of vehicle choice to shed light on the erosion of the U.S. automobile manufacturers’ market share during the past decade. They examine the influence of vehicle attributes, brand loyalty, product line characteristics, and dealerships.

Business Bookshelf: Surprised by Opportunity

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Visiting Scholar William Easterly reviews William Duggan's recent book Strategic Intuition: The Creative Spark in Human Achievement.

Corporate Taxes, in Need of Reform

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The system for taxing business is broken; Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel is proposing a fix. Senior Fellow Jason Furman argues that the Rangel plan opens an important discussion that others—including the Bush Administration—should join.

Don't Drink the CAFE Kool-Aid

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Robert W. Crandall and Hal J. Singer argue against new CAFE standards on Detroit automakers being considered by Congress.

Telecom Time Warp

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Robert Crandall and Hal Singer argue that, eventually, either the FCC or the courts will realize that regulating competitive telecommunications networks for the benefit of select content providers is not in the interest of American consumers.

Earmarked Airwaves?

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Robert Hahn and Hal Singer (06/27/07)

U.S. Trade Policy and Small Business

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony by Lael Brainard before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business (6/13/07)

An Analysis of the Tenth Government Report On the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

This paper critically reviews the draft of the Office of Management and Budget's tenth report on the benefits and costs of federal regulations. The draft report is similar to previous reports, and does not break new ground.

When Gambling Is Good

Fri, 11 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Op-ed by Robert Hahn and Paul Tetlock (05/11/07)

Investigating Public Transparency Policies

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Mary Graham, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (5/1/07)

Some Internet Mergers Deserve a Careful Look

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Op-ed by Robert Hahn and Robert E. Litan (May 2007)

Globalization and Income Polarization in Rich Countries

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Gary Burtless shows how income inequality has changed in rich countries and considers how much of the change can be explained by closer economic integration between rich and poor countries.

Economists' Statement on Network Neutrality Policy

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Network Neutrality Policy

Improve Corporate Governance: Protecting Investors by Strengthening Gatekeeper Roles

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The strength of U.S. capital markets is in large part based on effective corporate governance. Without it, the valuable securities—including those in 401(k) plans and other retirement vehicles—of millions of Americans would be at risk. Dick Thornburgh and Michael J. Missal argue that the next President should protect the investments and retirement plans of millions of Americans by leading the effort to strengthen the roles of gatekeepers.

Innovators Matter Most

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Robert E. Litan (02/24/07)

Assessing Bias in Patent Infringement Cases: A Review of International Trade Commission Decisions

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Robert Hahn (February 2007)

Will We Strangle Gas Pipelines?

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Urjit Patel describes Indian regulation of natural gas markets in Business Standard

Unfriendly Skies

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Robert Crandall and Clifford Winston argue that policy-makers take the wrong approach in opposing recent merger attempts in the airline industry. While enforcement of antitrust laws can improve consumer welfare in some cases, Crandall and Winston conclude that government efforts to prevent such mergers "do little to improve consumer welfare and sometimes actually reduce it."

Innovation Diffusion in Heterogeneous Populations

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

People may realize different benefits and costs from the innovation, or have different beliefs about its benefits and costs, hear about it at different times, or delay in acting on their information. Peyton H. Young analyzes the dynamics arising from different sources of heterogeneity in a completely general setting without placing parametric restrictions on the distribution of the relevant characteristics.

Corporate Citizenship and Urban Problem Solving: The Changing Civic Role of Business Leaders in American Cities

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This paper, along with two detailed case studies, traces the shifting landscape of business-civic organizations in 19 U.S. metropolitan areas.

The Political Economy of Environmentally Related Taxes

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Environmentally related taxes are increasingly used in OECD countries, and ample evidence of their effectiveness is now available. Great potential for wider use of these environmental policy instruments remains, however, provided they are well design

It's Time to Let Banks (Even Big Ones) Compete

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Robert E. Litan, AEI-Brookings Joint Center (6/8/06)

Reengineering the SIPP: The New Dynamics of Economic Well-being Program

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

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The Supreme Court's Patent Trilogy: An Analysis

Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Web Opinion by Ben Klemens

The AT&T/BellSouth Merger: The Breakdown of 'Breakup'

Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This week's stunning announcement by AT&T that it had reached an agreement to acquire BellSouth for $67 billion is surely an affront to proponents of a strong antitrust policy for two reasons.

Sharing and Reducing the Financial Risks of Future "Mega-Catastrophes"

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

While policymakers and leaders continue to debate the rebuilding of Gulf areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina, a much greater loss looms on the horizon. The storm illustrated the inability of private insurance markets to handle large-scale losses. "Mega-catastrophes" are catastrophic events, like Katrina, whose costs are so large and unpredictable that private insurers either are unwilling to insure against them, or charge premiums so high that significant numbers of customers do not want or cannot afford the insurance.

Preparing for Future "Katrinas"

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The devastating 2005 hurricane season—especially the three large hurricanes that struck the Gulf Coast and Florida (Katrina, Rita and Wilma)—has graphically demonstrated how dangerous nature can be. Add in the storms of 2004, and the last two hurricane seasons account for the seven of the twelve most costly natural disasters in American history, as shown in Table 1.

Making Sense of Clusters: Regional Competitiveness and Economic Development

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Joseph Cortright examines clusters—groups of proximate firms and related economic actors and institutions—and translates a cross-section of the academic research into a series of policy-related conclusions to aid public officials, economic development

The State of Disappearing Jobs

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Simply put, the federal government failed to help retain high-wage, high-productivity manufacturing.

Service Offshoring and Productivity: Evidence from the United States

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The practice of sourcing service inputs from overseas suppliers has been growing in response to new technologies that have made it possible to trade in some business and computing services that were previously considered non-tradable. This paper estimates the effects of offshoring on productivity in US manufacturing industries between 1992 and 2000, using instrumental variables estimation to address the potential endogeneity and errors in measurement of offshoring. It finds that service offshoring has a significant positive effect on productivity in the US, accounting for around 11 percent of productivity growth during this period. Offshoring material inputs also has a positive effect on productivity, but the magnitude is smaller accounting for approximately 5 percent of productivity growth.

Principles for a U.S. Public Freight Agenda in a Global Economy

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Martin Robins and Anne Strauss-Wieder argue that, rather than the Balkanized approach of the past, a systems-based and multimodal agenda for America's freight needs involving regional coordination, public-private partnership, and federal funding reco

Deregulating the Rails

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Deregulation of U.S. industry has been such a controversial issue for the past few decades that it is perhaps understandable that people do not realize that one deregulatory initiative — the 1980 Staggers Act that deregulated the rail freight industry — surprisingly turned out to benefit both consumers and the industry.

Software and Law: Is Regulation Fostering or Inhibiting Innovation?

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 15:00:00 GMT

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December 07, 2005, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Math You Can't Use : Patents, Copyright, and Software

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This lively and innovative book is about computer code and the legal controls and restrictions on those who write it. Drawing on a host of examples, Ben Klemens describes and analyzes the intellectual property issues involved in the development of co

The Big Telecomm Mergers: Nothing to Fear

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Robert Litan writes that the FCC-approved mergers of AT&T and SBC, and MCI and Verizon are a profound reshaping of the large companies that provide communications services. But, while these mergers certainly merit a watchful eye by antitrust authorities and regulators, the new facts in telecomm should significantly ease concerns that the mergers are anti-competitive.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Government: Creating a Market for Virtue

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:00:00 GMT

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November 02, 2005, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Discussion of a new Brookings book, The Market for Virtue: The Potential and Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility, in which author David Vogel concludes that although the movement has produced a number of important achievements, it is best viewed as a complement rather than a substitute for more effective public policies.

Prudential Oversight & Standards for the World Financial System : Pragmatic Choices for International Financial Governance II

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This essay provides more technical background, reviews the progress so far made, and discusses unresolved issues about cooperative governance for prudential financial oversight and the institutions that must carry out that governance.

What's Wrong with the Airline Industry? Diagnosis and Possible Cures

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Steven Morrison and Clifford Winston testify before a House committee that the airline industry's financial problems are broadly associated with the industry’s long-term adjustment to airline deregulation. They propose ways that policy-makers can allow the industry to be more efficient and benefit the public.

The Computer-Shaped Hole in the Patent Reform Act

Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Ben Klemens (7/28/05)

A Test of American Independence

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The Case For Environmental Taxes

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by William G. Gale, The Washington Examiner (7/21/05)

Vehicle Choice Behavior and the Declining Market Share of U.S. Automakers

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

We develop a consumer-level model of vehicle choice to shed light on the erosion of the U.S. automobile manufacturers' market share during the past decade. Our model accounts for the influence of vehicle attributes, brand loyalty, product line characteristics, and dealerships on choice. We find that nearly all of the loss in market share for U.S. manufacturers can be explained by changes in basic vehicle attributes: price, size, power, operating cost, and body type. U.S. manufacturers have improved their vehicles' attributes but not as much as Japanese and European manufacturers have improved the attributes of their vehicles.

""The Emerging Tool Kit for NICS""

Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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June 30, 2005 at 12:00 AM

""The Emerging Tool Kit for NICS""

Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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June 30, 2005 at 12:00 AM

Auto Industry on the Line

Mon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Robert W. Crandall and Clifford Winston, Detroit Free Press (5/23/05)

Competition and Chaos : U.S. Telecommunications since the 1996 Telecom Act

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

In Competition and Chaos, Robert W. Crandall analyzes the impact of the 1996 Telecommunications Act on economic welfare in the United States and how the act and its antecedents affected the major telecommunications providers.

Lucky Stores, Gambling, and Addiction: Empirical Evidence from State Lottery Sales

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Jonathan Guryan and Melissa S. Kearney (April 2005)

The Economic Winners and Losers of Legalized Gambling

Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Melissa S. Kearney (February 2005)

The Four Pillars of High Performance : How Robust Organizations Achieve Extraordinary Results

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

In The Four Pillars of High Performance, Light paints a portrait of the robust organizationthat rare organization which possesses both the agility to adjust to changes in the external environment at a moments notice, and the compass needed

Financial Access for Immigrants: Learning from Diverse Perspectives

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Conference Report #19 by Audrey Singer and Anna Paulson. (October 2004)

Is Everyone's Life Worth the Same? Dilemmas for Regulations

Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:45:00 GMT

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September 15, 2004, 11:45 AM to 2:00 PM

Regulation and the Natural Progress of Opulence

Wed, 08 Sep 2004 17:30:00 GMT

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September 08, 2004, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

The Political Economy of Nuclear Energy in the United States

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Policy Brief by Pietro S. Nivola. (September 2004)

Brookings-Wharton Papers on Financial Services: 2004

Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT

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Offshoring, Import Competition, and the Jobless Recovery

Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Policy Brief #136 by Charles L. Schultze. (July 2004)

The Corporate Scandals, Why They Happened And Why They May Not Happen Again

Tue, 13 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Speech by Larry D. Thompson, Chautauqua Institution (7/13/04)

Broadband Policy and the Future of American Information Technology

Wed, 28 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony of Charles H. Ferguson (04/28/04)

The Broadband Problem : Anatomy of a Market Failure and a Policy Dilemma

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

As the Internet revolution continues to unfold and transform telecommunications, pressure is building for faster, less expensive, and more widely accessible broadband service. This new book analyzes the markets and policy issues underlying the broadb

Do Unbundling Policies Discourage CLEC Facilities-Based Investment

Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Robert W. Crandall, The B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy (4/29/04)

Event Summary: The Internet Telephony Revolution: Reality or Hype?

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Event Summary on the AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies event on Internet Telephony. (3/10/04)

The Internet Telephony Revolution: Reality or Hype?

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 09:30:00 GMT

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March 10, 2004, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

The Insurance Industry in America

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Conference Report #17 by Richard J. Herring and Robert E. Litan. (March 2004)

A Model of its Own? State-NGO Relations in France

Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

U.S.-France Analysis by Samy Cohen (January 2004)

The Uncertain Future of the Telecommunications Industry

Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Policy Brief #129 by Robert E. Litan and Roger G. Noll. (January 2004)

Government Policy toward Open Source Software

Thu, 18 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT

This book addresses a host of issues raised by the rapid growth of open source software, including government subsidies for research and development, government procurement policy, and patent and copyright policy. Contributors offer diverse perspecti

The Uncertain Future of the Telecommunications Industry

Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Robert E. Litan and Roger G. Noll (12/02/03)

Turmoil in Telecomm: Will Washington and the States Move Forward on Reform?

Tue, 02 Dec 2003 10:00:00 GMT

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December 02, 2003, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Spreading the Wealth: Building a Tech Economy in Small and Medium-Sized Regions

Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT

This study examines the efforts of metro areas cities in Washington state, focusing on telecommunications infrastructure, startup capital programs, and research institutions and their roles in fostering technology development.

Services Productivity in the United States: Griliches' Services Volume Revisited

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Barry P. Bosworth and Jack E. Triplett (09/19/03)

A Preview of the World Bank/IMF and World Trade Organization Meetings

Tue, 09 Sep 2003 16:00:00 GMT

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September 09, 2003, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM

High-Stakes Antitrust

Fri, 05 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

In this book, noted scholars with divergent opinions examine the impact and validity of the Justice Departments actions against several significant corporations that rely on financial, transportation, and electronic networks to support their busines

Productivity Measurement Issues in Services Industries: ""Baumol's Disease"" Has been Cured

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Barry P. Bosworth and Jack E. Triplett

May the Best Team Win: Making Baseball Competitive

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Baseball's recurrent problems are all related to its special status as an unregulated legal monopoly. Alone among team sports, Major League Baseball enjoys a presumed exemption from the nation's antitrust laws.

Does Antitrust Policy Improve Consumer Welfare?

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT

Article by Robert W. Crandall and Clifford Winston, Journal of Economic Perspectives (Fall 2003)