Resources and Publications
Resource and Publication
Without a more robust, targeted, and explicit federal innovation policy, U.S. competitiveness will continue...
It’s time for a debate that focuses on the most important digital economy issues: how to get fast broadband...
The United States is one of the few nations not allowing its citizens to submit their census forms online.
ITIF analyzes the decision made by the Census Bureau to eliminate the Internet response option and concludes...
An article in "CommLaw Conspectus" outlines the economic rationale for a national broadband...
New report by George Mason University Professor David Hart benchmarking flows of highly-skilled workers to...
A report on proposed legislation to overhaul the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and on...
After a long period over which Europe was catching up to the United States in productivity, this trend has...
In a new report, ITIF explores the benefits of using information technology in the health care sector, such...
An article of "IEEE Internet Computing Journal" documents how other nations have more robust...
The selection of the new Secretary of Energy should keep in mind the great strides the department has made and where there is still room for improvement in the next four years.
Bill Day is the platform evangelist for RunKeeper, talks about how data is changing how people exercise and monitor their health.
Revenue from expanded oil and natural gas extraction should go towards clean energy innovation.
The new administration should to take a hard look at the National Labs and begin implementing reforms to strengthen the GOCO model.
The R&D credit corrects a serious market failure and spurs U.S. companies to invest in more R&D, creating more jobs, more competitive firms and a stronger U.S. economy.
The neoclassical economic doctrine fuels the misconception that a carbon tax would be a climate-change silver bullet.
There’s no need to wait until 2013 for Congress to pass essential legislation. Our global competitors certainly aren’t waiting to improve their tax, talent, technology and trade systems.
Climate policy design—be that a carbon tax or not—matters.
Tim Callan talks about how companies like RetailNext are bringing the type of data analytics traditionally used by online retailers to brick-and-mortar stores.
Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech sets a great example of how policymakers can chart a unified path forward.
Jeff Weintraub of Fleishman-Hillard Public Affairs interviews Rob Atkinson about the factors that affect how...
"Transforming the World with ICT" presentation at the National Defense University.
Rob Atkinson presented at the PILMA Winter Meeting.
Rob Atkinson presented at the Rural Smart Grid Summit.
Rob Atkinson gave the Keynote Presentation at the Kansas Economic Policy Conference.
Emerging Technology Policies Roundtable Lunch with Senior Analyst Stephen Ezell.
Stephen Ezell presented on "Technology Transfer: Issues and Processes class at the USDA."
Lecture at the Said Business School, University of Oxford
Rob Atkinson's presentation at the "Science, Technology and Innovation: Imperatives for National...
A strong, growing, and collaborative trade relationship between the United States and India could be in...
Ensuring the uninhibited flow of information, data, and ICT services across borders is vital both to...
ICANN should avoid choosing one business model over another by allowing both open and closed generic TLDs.
Vermont's H112 should not be enacted because it is based on a misunderstanding about biotech crops.
Pressured or mandatory technology transfer by other nations has, is, and will continue to negatively impact...
Testimony before the U.S. International Trade Commission making the case for the expansion of the ITA.
COPPA restricts the development of a robust Internet ecosystem for children and should not be strengthened.
Strong leadership in cloud computing is necessary to remain globally competitive, advance technology in the...
The FCC should not extend its authority to regulate the software installed on mobile devices.
The implications for the U.S. economy as a result of China's strategic decisions should be clear.
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.
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