Archive: News
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Second Annual Research Colloquium on the Economics and Regulation of the Freight Rail Industry
The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 largely but not completely deregulated the U.S. freight rail industry. More than thirty years of hindsight affords a rich opportunity for fresh economic analysis of
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Delp and Mayo issue research paper: “The Evolution of ‘Competition’: Lessons for 21st Century Telecommunications Policy” and accompanying Economic Policy Vignette
Amanda Delp and John Mayo chronicle the evolution of the concept of “competition” in economics and also examine how competition has been defined in the telecommunications arena. Their research
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Catherine Tinsley: “On the Money!” (Huffington Post)
The Huffington PostSenior Policy Scholar Catherine Tinsley published a Huffington Post blog on the U.S. Treasury Department's recent decision to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriett Tubman on the
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The Power Shift Forum for Women in the World Economy
The Power Shift Forum for Women in the World Economy is an annual symposium on women as economic actors in the global marketplace led by the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Power
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When women succeed, America succeeds
Date: April 16, 2016 Center Scholar Catherine Tinsley (professor of management and faculty director of the Georgetown University Women's Leadership Institute) was joined by the Honorable Nancy
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Downes releases new policy paper: “Unlocking Pandora’s Set-Top Box: The FCC Flirts with Disaster, Again”
“Unlocking Pandora’s Set-Top Box: The FCC Flirts with Disaster, Again,” by CBPP Project Director and Senior Industry and Innovation Fellow Larry Downes, provides background, analysis, and sharp
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Dillon-Merrill named 2016 Distinguished Georgetown Investigator
Center Scholar Robin Dillon-Merrill (professor of operations and information management) has been named a 2016 Distinguished Georgetown Investigator by the Office of the Provost. The Distinguishe
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Next Lunch Nuggets: “The pros and cons of the Trans-Pacific Partnership”
If you're not at the table, you're on the menu Discussion and Q+A on the pros and cons of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with a diverse panel of experts When: April 19, 2016, 12:3
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InsideTrade.com cites CBPP Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership event, quotes Pietra Rivoli: “Scholar Says TPP Economic Studies Not Conclusive, Ask Wrong Question”
Newspapers and computer keyboard InsideTrade.comInside The U.S.'s Trade, World Trade Online published an article about the center's latest Georgetown on the Hill trade event, "The Trans-Pacific Pa
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Ukhaneva contributes to MMTC white paper: “A Lifeline to High-Speed Internet Access: An Economic Analysis of Administration Costs and the Impact on Consumers”
The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) has released a White Paper titled "A Lifeline to High-Speed Internet Access: An Economic Analysis of Administration Costs and the Impa
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