Resources and Publications
March 27, 2012
Rob Atkinson will be speaking on the panel "Manufacturing and the U.S. Jobs Base: What’s Gone Wrong?"
February 2, 2012
Response to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests
Policies should promote not restrict activities like venture investing that do no harm, but that produce tremendous good.
January 23, 2012
A five part series that works through what our current climate policy approach should be while addressing fundamental tensions among climate advocates and scientists.
December 21, 2011
Val Giddings stresses scientific findings and analysis remain the key driver of global agricultural research and policy.
December 13, 2011
Self-regulation is essential to protecting consumer privacy in online behavioral advertising.
December 6, 2011
ITIF Submission to the Office of Science & Technology Policy on "Building a 21st Century Bioeconomy"
The regulation system responsible for reviewing products of agricultural biotechnology is in need of reform.
November 28, 2011
Durban is likely to overlook the best way to drastically reduce carbon emissions—making unsubsidized clean energy cost-competitive with fossil fuels by driving innovation.
November 14, 2011
How regulation can both stifle and encourage innovation.
November 7, 2011
America actually faces three deficits—the budget deficit, the trade deficit, and the investment deficit—that, if left unchecked, could total over $41 trillion in the next 10 years.
October 4, 2011
To create jobs, this report proposes driving down the value of dollar to boost exports and having firms bid for the right to repatriate foreign earnings.
September 15, 2011
An assessment of what the U.S. can learn from early adopters of national e-ID systems.
September 14, 2011
An investigation of the programs and policies countries around the world have implemented to boost the productivity, innovation, and competitiveness of SME manufacturers.
September 13, 2011
What set of policies will make more spectrum available for innovative uses?
August 29, 2011
ITIF recommends phasing out Universal Service and ICC subsidies and replacing them with a rural broadband program based on reverse auctions.
August 16, 2011
Further testing will determine the feasibility of LightSquared operation in the lower 10 MHz of their spectrum allocation.
July 26, 2011
A framework for renewed American leadership on climate change.
July 20, 2011
Congress should pass the e-KNOW Act and take other steps to enable ICT-based innovation in energy.
July 19, 2011
Reform of the corporate tax code must transform it into a more effective tool to support private sector efforts to innovate and be more productive.
July 15, 2011
Policymakers should increase the royalty rate on offshore drilling to produce a steady, dedicated stream for clean energy innovation.
July 9, 2011
In an essay published by "National Journal", Rob Atkinson urges government to advance the economic and social benefits of the 4G technology revolution.
