Archive: News – Digital Economy
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International Economics Seminar Series: Direct-to-Consumer Imports and the US Tariff Act with Pablo Fajgelbaum, UCLA
During this week’s International Economics Seminar, Pablo Fajgelbaum, Professor of Economics at UCLA and a research associate at the NBER, presented novel research on the consumer implications of dir
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International Economics Seminar Series: Benefits and Costs of Migrant Networks with Yulu Tang, Dartmouth
At this week’s International Economics seminar, Yulu Tang, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Dartmouth College, presented her research article, “To Follow the Crowd? Benefits and Costs of Migrant Networks."
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Mega-Merger Meltdown: FTC Blocks Kroger-Albertsons Deal, John Mayo Featured in The Economist
The largest supermarket merger in U.S. history is off. On December 10th, federal and state judges backed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in blocking Kroger’s $24.6 billion bid to acquire Albertson
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CBPP Hosts International Economics Seminar Series: Missing Tariffs with Feodora Teti, Princeton
At a recent International Economics seminar hosted by the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy, Feodora Teti, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University, presented her recent research
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Bonus Episode from MIT Sloan Podcast, Me Myself, and AI features “Lessons from Jobs in the Age of AI,” and the AI in Action Conference
As part of the Center for Business and Public Policy’s flagship AI in Action Conference series, the "Jobs in the Age of AI" event hosted a thought-provoking discussion on the evolving impact of artif
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AI and Advertising: Tim DeStefano Weighs In on Coca-Cola’s AI-Generated Ad
Coca-Cola’s latest holiday ad campaign, created entirely with artificial intelligence, has sparked debate about the future of creativity and the impact of AI on industries like advertising. The ad, w
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New Research Reveals Unintended Consequences of Capital Incentives on Tech Adoption
In a new paper from CBPP Senior Policy Scholar Timothy DeStefano and colleagues, Do Capital Incentives Distort Technology Diffusion? Evidence on Cloud, Big Data, and AI, featured in VOXEU, DeStefano
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Challenging the Neo-Brandeisian “Paradigm Shift” in Antitrust
In his latest article featured in Chicago Booth’s ProMarket publication, CBPP Director John Mayo critically examines claims that the antitrust policies of Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Kahn and
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CBPP Senior Policy Scholar Yunan Ji Uncovers the Hidden Costs of Medicare Price Cuts on Innovation
In a groundbreaking analysis featured in National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)'s Working Paper Series, CBPP Senior Policy Scholar Yunan Ji, along with co-author Parker Rogers, reveals the unint
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ICYMI: October Discussion Featuring Nathan Leamer
During this week’s webinar featuring Nathan Leamer, founder of Fixed Gear Strategies, the discussion focused on what tech and telecom issues will rise to prominence under the next administration. Lem
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