Posts by Scott Wallsten

Commentaries and Op-Eds

A $10 Billion Broadband Black Hole?

Scott Wallsten

17 May at 10:07 am

Commentaries and Op-Eds

The Case for Not Regulating AI … Or, At Least, Not Yet

Nathaniel Lovin and Scott Wallsten

16 May at 12:45 pm

Blog

How to Fix the Universal Service Fund

Scott Wallsten and Gregory L. Rosston

The Universal Service Fund (USF) spends about $8 billion a year on four broad programs plus administrative expenses: High Cost Support, Low Income Support (Lifeline), Rural Health Care, and Schools…

10 May at 2:48 pm

Blog

How to Leverage Alternative Data Sources To Refine Broadband Availability Maps

Scott Wallsten

A recent story in the Texas Tribune discussed how Texas’s broadband map shows service in some areas that residents say doesn’t exist. Discrepancies like those push state and local policymakers…

8 May at 8:45 am

Research Papers

Do broadband subsidies for schools improve students’ performance? Evidence from Florida.

Jakub Tecza, Scott Wallsten and Yoojin Lee

Studies exploring the relationship between technology in the classroom and students’ outcomes have yielded mixed results. We contribute to the debate by examining the effects of broadband subsidies to schools…

5 May at 1:56 pm

Testimony and Filings

Comments Filed with the Federal Trade Commission on the Matter of “Non-Compete Clause Rule”

Sarah Oh Lam, Thomas M. Lenard and Scott Wallsten

The empirical evidence on non-compete agreements cited by the FTC shows mixed results in studies on earnings, job creation, firm formation, entrepreneurship, training, investment, and firm value, and does not…

20 Apr at 11:20 am

Testimony and Filings

Comments Filed with The National Telecommunications and Information Administration on the matter of “Development of a National Spectrum Strategy”

Sarah Oh Lam, Thomas M. Lenard, Gregory L. Rosston and Scott Wallsten

18 Apr at 10:00 am

Podcasts

Kristina McElheran on The Effects of AI on Workers and Firms

Scott Wallsten and Kristina McElheran

Two Think Minimum · Kristina McElheran on Automation and Prediction Analytics [00:00:57.520] – Scott Wallsten Hello and welcome back to Two Think Minimum, the podcast of the Technology Policy Institute.…

5 Apr at 8:59 am

Podcasts

Greg Ip on Industrial Policy

Scott Wallsten and Greg Ip

Two Think Minimum · Greg Ip on Industrial Policy [00:00:00.330] – Scott Wallsten Hello and welcome back to Two Think Minimum, the podcast at the Technology Policy Institute. Today is…

17 Mar at 3:17 pm

Podcasts

John Phillips and David Mason of Aristotle Discuss Political Prediction Markets

John Phillips, David Mason, Thomas M. Lenard, Scott Wallsten and Sarah Oh Lam

Two Think Minimum · John Phillips and David Mason of Aristotle Discuss Political Prediction Markets Tom (00:00): Hello and welcome back to TPI’s podcast, Two Think Minimum. It’s Tuesday, January…

16 Feb at 3:52 pm

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Posts by Scott Wallsten

A $10 Billion Broadband Black Hole?

The Case for Not Regulating AI … Or, At Least, Not Yet

How to Fix the Universal Service Fund

How to Leverage Alternative Data Sources To Refine Broadband Availability Maps

Do broadband subsidies for schools improve students’ performance? Evidence from Florida.

Comments Filed with the Federal Trade Commission on the Matter of “Non-Compete Clause Rule”

Comments Filed with The National Telecommunications and Information Administration on the matter of “Development of a National Spectrum Strategy”

Kristina McElheran on The Effects of AI on Workers and Firms

Greg Ip on Industrial Policy

John Phillips and David Mason of Aristotle Discuss Political Prediction Markets

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