Resources and Publications
Resource and Publication
Fairness, simplicity and parity should guide federal legislation for internet sales tax.
Innovation is becoming popular. Economists see it is not accumulation of more capital that is key to...
An examination of the progress of the Ad Hoc Technical Experts Group (AHTEG) since 2009.
A five part series that works through what our current climate policy approach should be while addressing...
Val Giddings stresses scientific findings and analysis remain the key driver of global agricultural research...
The product of a collaboration from business and labor organizations to academic institutions, the charter...
Self-regulation is essential to protecting consumer privacy in online behavioral advertising.
The most accurate diagnosis for the anemic U.S. recovery is the continued failure to revive innovation-based...
A scorecard ranking APEC economies on their innovation-based policies to spur competitiveness and growth.
PIPA/SOPA is an important step forward in fight against online piracy, but legislation needs to focus on...
A weaker dollar could help U.S. manufacturers become more competitive and keep jobs at home.
Legitimate third-party file hosting services should create industry-wide best practices to clean up the cyberlocker industry.
A recent court case and inaction by Congress are putting the U.S. Export-Import Bank in peril just as the U.S. should be looking to enhance competitiveness.
IT can help the U.S. construction industry implement better design and revolutionize the process to stay globally competitive.
A new report on state of clean energy investment funds highlights an under-reported, but potentially important clean energy policy tool.
Legislation aimed at rogue foreign sites, while not a complete solution, does at least recognize that IP and malware are connected and the cost of IP-related crime to the U.S. economy and the security of consumers warrants action.
If America wants a manufacturing rebound, it can’t just hope, wish and pray. It has to act.
SOPA critics charge that DNS filtering breaks the Internet, but it does no such thing as long as it’s done sensibly.
Despite problems with the first draft of SOPA, the Manager’s Amendment ensures that the bill doesn’t conflict with Secure DNS.
Recent FY2012 budget deal stabilizes or boosts funding for key office that house energy innovation projects.
Rob Atkinson gave the keynote at the Fayette Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting.
Rob Atkinson participated in a panel discussion examining how the U.S. can best foster investment in medical...
Rob Atkinson participated on a panel at the CAMI Innovation Conference.
Rob Atkinson participated in the NCSL Fall Forum panel.
Robert D. Atkinson will be presenting/speaking at an event hosted by Boeing "Leading and Nurturing a...
Rob Atkinson discusses the research and development tax credit, innovation policy and U.S. global...
A forum to examine the role of technology in empowering consumers to control online tracking and whether...
Join Politico and the key players in technology policymaking for a discussion about the future of technology...
Rob Atkinson participated on a panel at the Politico Conference.
ITIF argues that unchecked digital piracy is a threat to the economic welfare of the United States and that...
Regulators should encourage the development of high-functioning, efficient networks with transparent terms of...
Creating a protected market for certain video navigation devices does not advance the goal of consumer choice.
ITIF filed reply comments with the FCC today on the question of reclassifying the broadband and mobile...
ITIF urges the FCC to rely on consumers to gauge the quality of mobile broadband.
Richard Bennett argues the FCC should not reclassify broadband.
Statement by Rob Atkinson before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation subcommittee on Competition...
Comments submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the...
Statement by Rob Atkinson before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources and Energy.
ITIF Provides Comments on Internet Practice Following Court in Comcast Case
In a chapter for the new book Practicing Sustainability, Rob Atkinson wrote about sustainability from an innovation economics perspective.
"Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage." This new book delivers a critical wake-up call: a fierce global race for innovation advantage is under way and the United States is running the risk of losing.
Supply-Side Follies methodically debunks the common assumptions of conservative economics and demonstrates why it is a flawed doctrine that is setting up the U.S. for a major economic downturn in the near future.
Taking into account the historical record, the book discusses the shortcomings of prevailing liberal and conservative economic doctrines and lays out a new growth economics agenda aimed at maximizing the productivity and innovation-enhancing forces of the New Economy.