Archive: Announcements
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Glenn Woroch appointed Chief Economist of the Federal Communications Commission
CBPP Senior Policy Scholar Glenn Woroch has been appointed Chief Economist at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He began work at the Commission on September 25, 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pa
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Robert Shapiro: “Why the 2020 Census Citizenship Question Matters in the 2018 Elections” (The American Prospect)
The decennial census is a vital instrument in how Americans live their lives. Right now, the 2020 census is at risk and, with it, much that matters to all of us. The Trump administration, led her
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CBPP mourns the passing of J. Robert Vastine
It is with great sadness that we share the news of J. Robert Vastine’s passing on Friday, March 30, 2018. Bob joined the Center as a Senior Industry Fellow in September 2012, after serving as pre
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Kathleen Abernathy joins the Center as a Senior Industry and Innovation Fellow
The Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy is pleased to announce that Kathleen Abernathy, former FCC Commissioner (2001-2005) and current Special Counsel for Wilkinson Barker Knauer, L
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Scott Wallsten: “An Economic Analysis Of Proposed AT&T-Time Warner Merger” (Law360)
Evaluating a proposed merger is necessarily imprecise because it requires predicting its future effects. Economic theory by itself provides little guidance since it generally supports arguments t
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Scott Wallsten: “Hey, we might need that wall… to stop Mexico’s state-run 5G network” (The Hill)
The Trump administration’s infrastructure plan brings Republicans and Democrats together. This flash of bipartisanship establishes something of a streak. The administration’s infrastructure propo
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Larry Downes: “Technological solutions to technology’s problems feature in ‘How to Fix The Future'” (TechCrunch)
Larry Downes interviews Andrew Keen about his new book, How to Fix the Future, on a recent edition of TechCrunch's Innovate 2018. See More.
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Larry Downes: “How More Regulation for U.S. Tech Could Backfire” (Harvard Business Review)
If 2017 was the year that tech became a lightning rod for dissatisfaction over everything from the last U.S. presidential election to the possibility of a smartphone-driven dystopia, 2018 already
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Larry Downes: “Finding Your Company’s Second Act” (Harvard Business Review)
In July 2016 a pandemic broke out. Tiny monsters known as Pokémon suddenly appeared all over the world, threatening to use their fantastic powers to do battle in parks, on city blocks, and in hom
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