Archive: News
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New Debates and Tensions in Antitrust: The 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines
Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020 – 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Location: Virtual Seminar via Zoom After considerable debate, discussion and dialog, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Comm
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Anna Maria-Kovacs releases policy paper: “U.S. broadband networks rise to the challenge of surging traffic during the pandemic”
As a result of the pandemic, internet traffic has surged, creating unanticipated strain on broadband networks around the world. In a new policy paper, Dr. Anna-Maria Kovacs examines the performance of U.S. broadband networks relative to other networks in Europe and across the OECD.
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Robert Hahn releases policy paper: “Fatalism, Beliefs, and Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Senior Policy Scholar Robert Hahn presents new research on COVID-19 beliefs and behaviors with co-authors Jesper Akesson, Sam Ashworth-Hayes, Robert Metcalfe, and Itzhak Rasooly: "Fatalism, Beliefs,
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Ferdinando Monte releases policy paper “Mobility Zones”
Ferdinando Monte released today a working policy paper constructing Mobility Zones to facilitate the discussion on the geographic extent of individual mobility restrictions to control the spread of C
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Catherine Tinsley comments on why the risk of contracting coronavirus is not enough to keep people apart in Fox News Feature
Catherine Tinsley comments on why the risk of contracting coronavirus is not enough to keep people apart in Fox News Feature
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Robert Shapiro Finds a Slowdown in Income Growth in 2017-2018
Dr. Robert Shapiro, CBPP Senior Policy Scholar In a new policy paper, Dr. Robert Shapiro examines income progress over the 2017-2018 period and compares income growth to earlier periods. He provid
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John Mayo speaks with Brazilian academics and policymakers
Concurrent with the November release of his Economic Policy Vignette addressing vertical integration in the Brazilian multichannel audiovisual industry, Executive Director John Mayo traveled to Brasi
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Anna Maria-Kovacs Assesses the Impact of Changing FCC Regulation on Internet Providers’ Investments
A key feature of the regulation of broadband Internet access service is whether it is regulated lightly as an “information service” under Title I of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Act) or more h
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Robert Shapiro Calculates the Difficulty of Financing “Medicare for All” Programs
Robert Shapiro Calculates the Difficulty of Financing “Medicare for All” Programs
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Catherine Tinsley’s research featured by SHRM: “Looking for Female CEOs? Consider Board Service as a Qualifier”
Board membership can be a pathway for women to attain CEO roles, according to new research from Georgetown University. More women than men tend to serve on boards of public companies—59 percent v
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