Archive: News

• The Evolution of Contracting: Evidence from the U.S. Freight Rail Industry

  Jeffrey Macher and John Mayo publish “The Evolution of Contracting: Evidence from the U.S. Freight Rail Industry” in the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization.

  Categories: Infrastructure, News, Publications, Research Tag: News - Infrastructure

• Executive Director John Mayo Addresses Subject of Subsidies to Stimulate Broadband Deployment

  Executive Director John Mayo participated as an invited panelist at the America Enterprise Institute’s program on “Will Broadband Be Affordable? Assessing Regulations for Broadband Subsidies”.

  Categories: News, News - Digital Economy Tags: News - Digital Economy, News - Infrastructure, News - Rail Industry

• Retail Dive quotes Executive Director John Mayo in a recent article on the FTC’s antitrust fight against Amazon

  Retail Dive quotes Executive Director John Mayo in a recent article on the FTC’s antitrust fight against Amazon

  Categories: News, News - Digital Economy Tag: Antitrust

• The Wall Street Journal quotes Executive Director John Mayo in a recent article about the FTC vs. Amazon

  The Wall Street Journal quotes Executive Director John Mayo in a recent article about the FTC vs. Amazon

  Categories: News, News - Digital Economy Tag: Antitrust

• Center Scholar Catherine Tinsley provides expert insight into the Hollywood strikes

  Center Scholar Catherine Tinsley provides expert insight into the Hollywood strikes for GU’s Ask the Expert series.

  Category: News Tag: News - Gender Gap

• Harvard Business Review published a new article based on Center Scholar Tim DeStefano’s paper examining the effects of AI on business decision-makers.

  New research by Center Scholar Tim DeStefano looked at the extent to which the employees of a fashion retailer followed the stocking recommendations of two algorithms: one whose workings were easy to understand and one that was indecipherable.

  Categories: News, News - Digital Economy, Publications, Research Tag: News - Digital Economy

• The Center for Business and Public Policy Provides Comments to the FTC on Cloud Computing

  The Center’s comments below are meant to provide important information on the demand-side evolution on the usage of cloud-based services.

  Categories: News, policy-focus, Publications Tag: News - Digital Economy

• CNN cited Center Executive Director John Mayo on the economic impact of the debt ceiling showdown

  CNN interviewed John Mayo, Executive Director of The Center for Business and Public Policy, on how the debt ceiling showdown in Washington could have drastic effects on cities with military bases.

  Categories: Announcements, News

• A new article on organizational disasters by Center scholar Catherine Tinsley was recently published in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

  A new article on organizational disasters by Center scholar Catherine Tinsley was recently published in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

  Categories: News, Publications, Research

• Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Policy

  How will AI and Big Data disrupt economies? How are these technologies diffusing around the world? How are firms using AI and big data analytics, and how does this impact productivity? Are current policies appropriate for these next generation technologies? This workshop will present insights on these areas and more, featuring experts from academia, policy and industry.

  Categories: Conference, Events, News Tags: Events - Digital Economy, News - Digital Economy