New Research: Gregory J. Werden, a 40-year veteran of the DOJ Antitrust Division, analyzes the case against Google, arguing it achieved search dominance through "brilliant ideas and hard work," not by violating antitrust laws. https://lnkd.in/eBNRHwgm
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Was delighted to make a repeat appearance on my fave Indian podcast Ideas of India talking to Shruti Rajagopalan of Mercatus Center at George Mason University about our latest Indus Valley Report (2024), using that as a springboard to cover India and the startup ecosystem. We talked taxes, fixed capital formation, consumption, migration, and of course the startup ecosystem and what is happening there. We also discuss my recent reads and so much more. Link to podcast + transcript: https://lnkd.in/gVpgnp3v
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Listen to Ernie Tedeschi's wide-ranging discussion on full employment, US safe harbor premium and the current path of R-star on the Macro Musings podcast with David Beckworth and Mercatus Center at George Mason University. "One of my worries is that an increase in US risk might punch above its weight" - Tedeschi https://lnkd.in/eKW_JYAm
Ernie Tedeschi on Full Employment, the US Safe Harbor Premium, and the Current Path of R-Star
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New Research: Shruti Rajagopalan & Shreyas Narla argue that the Indian government’s proposed digital competition framework is heavy-handed and will stifle innovation and investment by imposing arbitrary restrictions on large tech firms, disregarding competition law principles. https://lnkd.in/exMXPp_7
India's Proposed Digital Competition Framework: The License Raj by Another Name
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Susannah Barnes has a fabulous post this morning for Labor Market Matters on how to address falling fertility rates. "The puzzle is that women do want to have more children...When women have more flexibility at work, they tend to have more babies." https://lnkd.in/esr7KC8f
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See my new Forbes article, "New Supreme Court Decisions Help Restrict Federal Government Overreach," https://lnkd.in/emsucVXJ
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While the incrementalist in me has a certain wariness about the uncertain impact of striking Chevron, I think its improper to suggest that public policy must be led by scientists/technical experts at each and every turn. Don't get me wrong: science must deeply inform every decision. That said, we must also respect the limits of scientists themselves. In the AI space, scientists might know the tech but what they can't speak to with authority is AI impact. A problematic trend in AI policy is that decisionmakers often turn to technical experts for takes on labor dynamics, economic growth, national security and other domains far afield of their knowledge. The result has been overactive imaginations, half baked ideas and policy that is generally wanting. All public policy is inherently interdisciplinary and is pulled by factors such as philosophy, budgets, economics, human behavior, and many other forces beyond science. While it would be nice to assume we can cook up policy recommendations in the lab, the reality is that policy is compromise. In a democracy we must both empower and invest trust in non-scientific experts - especially in congress- to engage. https://lnkd.in/eqeERMB5
Column: With its 'Chevron' ruling, the Supreme Court claims to be smarter than scientific experts
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Could flexible work arrangements be the solution to falling fertility rates? Susannah Barnes explains how worker flexibility can positively impact fertility. https://lnkd.in/eptKE76f
Addressing Falling Fertility Rates With Flexible Work
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New! Ben Klutsey chats with Josiah Ober on Pluralist Points about the challenges of scaling democracy as populations grow and diversify. https://lnkd.in/e4xRx8pj
Josiah Ober on Democracy as a Civic Bargain | Pluralist Points
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