The European Commission has set out to ensure digital markets are “fair and contestable.” But in a paradigm shift for antitrust enforcement, its proposal would impose special regulations on a narrowly defined set of “gatekeepers.” Contrary to its intent, this will deter innovation—and hold back small and medium-sized firms—to the detriment of the economy.

The Digital Markets Act: European Precautionary Antitrust

Chinese high-speed rail firm CRRC is less innovative than European and Japanese firms, but mercantilist policies help it dominate in China and expand globally. This starves superior firms of revenue, reduces their R&D, and slows the pace of global innovation.

Heading Off Track: The Impact of China’s Mercantilist Policies on Global High-Speed Rail Innovation

It is time for antitrust policy to reject static models of market analysis and enforcement that rely too much on simplistic indicators such as firm size, industry structure, and prices. Regulators should instead adopt a dynamic approach that recognizes how market power can drive innovation—and how disruptive innovation keeps market power in check.

Principles of Dynamic Antitrust: Competing Through Innovation

Federal government agencies have missed multiple deadlines to transition from paper to web-based forms. Bringing government services into the digital age would build public trust, improve service and convenience, and reduce costs.

Assessing the Federal Government’s Transition to Web-Based Forms

The evolution of the political economy of innovation has differed between the United States and Europe, write Stephen Ezell and Philip Marxgut.

Comparing American and European Innovation Cultures

A penny is a fair price to stream a song on Spotify, says Adams Nager on Innovation Files, but only if you ignore digital theft.

Spotify and Artist Compensation: What’s the Fair Price For Streaming a Song?

Facial recognition technology has faced widespread allegations of discrimination in recent years, leading some cities to restrict its use—but exactly how valid are these claims? Rob and Jackie sit down with Daniel Castro to discuss why many of the claims are misleading, and how facial recognition can make public and private services more accessible, efficient, and useful.

Podcast: A Doorman for the Masses—Debunking Attacks on Facial Recognition, With Daniel Castro

Join us for a discussion that will examine the respective strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. and Indian innovation ecosystems; examines how to deepen U.S.-Indian economic, trade, and innovation linkages; and provides policy recommendations for how state leaders in all locales can turbocharge innovation-based economic growth.

Comparing Indian and U.S. Innovation Ecosystems: The U.S.-India Subnational Innovation Competitiveness Index

A discussion with Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham, UK Business Ambassador and former Minister, UK Trade & Investment.

Comparing UK and U.S. Innovation Policy: A Discussion with Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham

Global data and technology governance will be challenging without cooperation on cloud trustworthiness. Policymakers should avoid simplistic assessments based on nationality and instead develop more holistic assessments based on legal and technical criteria.

Technical and Legal Criteria for Assessing Cloud Trustworthiness

R&D-intensive companies are key to national growth and competitiveness. Canada lags far behind the United States and the rest of the world in R&D-intensive firms. The Canadian government should consider reforming and expanding its SR&ED tax incentive.

Comparing Canadian and U.S. R&D Leaders in Advanced Sectors

A recent article in the British Medical Journal contends “high drug prices” are neither necessary nor justified to sustain biopharmaceutical innovation. But it misrepresents and misinterprets the facts, highlighting how faulty the rationale is for drug price controls.

How Skeptics Misconstrue the Link Between Drug Prices and Innovation

A Customer Experience Officer (CXO) is a C-Suite level executive in charge of the overall customer experience of an organization's products and services. Eric spoke with Ashley Laymon, the CXO at the Maryland Department of Information Technology, to learn more about her experiences in this role.

Citizen Digital Series: The Role of a CXO in State Government, With Ashley Laymon

Cloud computing drives innovation and productivity across the economy, just as the electric grid did a century ago—yet it is more capable and dynamic, and it still in its early stages. Cloud is important not just at the firm level, but also for economic growth and global competitiveness.

Secrets From Cloud Computing’s First Stage: An Action Agenda for Government and Industry

The DMA may prove to be most effective in building walls where consumer prices may increase, consumer quality decrease, and entrenched market positions’ overall contestability diminish rather than increase. The DMA may potentially harm gatekeepers, something EU policymakers indeed have in mind, since virtually all the gatekeepers as defined by the DMA are American. But it will certainly replace them with walls for consumers and innovation.

Regulating Gatekeepers Will Raise Walls, Not Open Doors

Rob Atkinson spoke about comparing and contrasting national innovation systems at an event hosted by the CHEY Institute.

Comparing and Contrasting National Innovation Systems

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