Technology Policy Institute’s Aspen Forum Rescheduled to October in Charlottesville
Ashley Benjamin
WASHINGTON (April 15, 2020) – For the first time, the Technology Policy Institute’s annual Aspen Forum— the think tank’s signature event featuring technology policy leaders from business, government and academia—…
New Study Says U.S. Governors Who Acted More Quickly on Social-Distancing Saved Lives
Ashley Benjamin
WASHINGTON (April 13, 2020) – New econometric analysis by Technology Policy Institute President Scott Wallsten offers further proof that state governors who acted quickly to institute Coronavirus social-distancing policies saved more-and…
Social Distancing, Internet Access and Inequality During Global Pandemic
Ashley Benjamin
WASHINGTON (April 8, 2020) – New research by an MIT Sloan expert measures the roles of income and the diffusion of high-speed Internet on people’s ability to self-isolate during a…
TPI Event: How Coronavirus Will Affect Washington’s Privacy Policy Debate
Ashley Benjamin
When Tuesday, April 7, 2020 2:30PM (EDT) Where Zoom Webinar* Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/285128911 WASHINGTON (April 2, 2020) – In the aftermath of the…
Our Month in Review – March 2020
Ashley Benjamin
Our Month in Review – March 2020 March 19, 2020: If data portability is the solution, what’s the problem? By Tom Lenard, published in Regulation by the Cato Institute March…
New Indices Track COVID-Based Uncertainty and Economic Expectations
Ashley Benjamin
This COVID-19 edition of The Technology Policy Institute’s Tπ Economics newsletter adds two proprietary indicators to the dialog. The TPI Indices exhibit increasing uncertainty and expectations of decreasing future economic…
Save the Dates: Three Events by TPI this February
Ashley Benjamin
A Chat with the FTC Commissioners – Wednesday, February 5 What: Hear from FTC Commissioners Phillips and Slaughter on current FTC issues and rulings. When: 10-11:30AM, February 5, 2020 Where: TPI…
If Data Portability is the Solution, What’s the Problem?
Ashley Benjamin
WASHINGTON – Large technology platforms are accused by academics, government agencies, and members of Congress of blocking competition. Advocates say that data portability and/or interoperability mandates would make it easier…
Bryan Tramont Joins Technology Policy Institute’s Board of Directors
Ashley Benjamin
WASHINGTON – The Technology Policy Institute (TPI) is pleased to announce that Bryan Tramont, Managing Partner at the law firm of Wilkinson Barker Knauer (WBK), has joined TPI’s Board of…
Panel Chaired by Obama Era Economics Advisor Not the Rx for Tech Platform Antitrust
Ashley Benjamin
WASHINGTON (October 30) – Tech platforms like Google, Facebook and Amazon are beset by critics who claim they have amassed so much market power that antitrust regulation must be rethought…
