Unlocking the Next Frontier for All
The Innovation Frontier Project launched its inaugural paper last week, "Unlocking Frontier Technology: The Policy Challenge of the Digital Economy." Guest author James Bessen, Executive Director of the Technology & Policy Research Initiative at Boston University School of Law, explores the opportunities and traps of the next wave of digital innovation. Read the report for a policy framework that designs an innovative, equitable digital economy.
→ Unlocking Frontier Technology: The Policy Challenge of the Digital Economy
by James Bessen
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‼️ ICYMI @PPI Last Week ‼️
We understand you're busy –– so here's a round-up of last week's events.
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☑New From The Experts
> Go Local
Joe Biden's big spending and policy ambitions have some ringing in a new era of "Big Government" –– but surveys show many Americans still have little faith in Washington. PPI President Will Marshall encourages the Biden admin to go local with a metro-federalism approach in his latest op-ed. → "Biden Should Empower Local Governments, Not D.C. Bureaucracies," by Will Marshall, Newsweek
> Economy on Autopilot
Throughout the pandemic, arbitrary dates and voting deadlines for stimulus extensions have left the lives of millions hanging in the balance. Fiscal Analyst Brendan McDermott proposes automatic stabilizers as a solution for future recessions. → "Stronger Automatic Stabilizers Would Make Timely Stimulus The Norm," by Brendan McDermott, Medium
> $1.9 Billion
A new report from Senior Health Policy Fellow Dr. Robert Popovian finds a cost-managing tool used by pharmaceutical benefits managers increases total healthcare spending by $1.9 billion annually, while also reducing patient adherence to prescribed medicines. → "An Estimate of the Net Benefits from Prior Authorization Policies in the U.S.," by Dr. Robert Popovian and Dr. Wayne Winegarden, Health Science Journal
> Building Back Better Health
Biden has made it clear he wants to tackle some of American healthcare's biggest issues –– but how will he do that? Arielle Kane offers insight into the center-left proposals cropping up around this window of opportunity. → "What should the Biden administration do on health care?" by Arielle Kane, Medium |
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📊 Don't Miss These PPI Publications
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The House of Representatives’ Star Wars superfan Congressman Derek Kilmer (WA-06) joined Radically Pragmatic last week for a Star Wars-themed episode with PPI’s Director of Innovation Policy Caleb Watney. The two nerded out with some trivia, a shared love of sci-fi and an exciting look at the future of technology innovation in America.
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Hosts Colin Mortimer, Arielle Kane and Daniel King take this episode of Some Politics to discuss the who, what, where and why of the Cheney fall-out in the Republican party.
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What is political hobbyism, and why is it bad for our politics and our country? Political science professor Eitan Hersh and PPI's Jeremiah Johnson discuss why most people who talk about politics aren't doing anything useful, and how actual political power is wielded at the local level.
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🔥 Hot Off the Press
> Energy, Meet Cyber Security
The country's largest oil pipeline shutdown after a cyber attack on Friday –– Paul Bledsoe offers insight into the implications for Biden's infrastructure goals.
→ Financial Times
> Big Promises
Find PPI's Michael Mandel in the latest reporting on how T-Mobile overpromised and underperformed on its post-merger hiring pledge.
→ The Wall Street Journal
> Accountability Questions
Here's the brief on last week's school accountability debate, with highlight quotes from RAS Director David Osborne.
→ The 74
> RFF, WTF
Tax season is no one's favorite, but letting the IRS take the wheel isn't the solution to the chaotic American tax system. This op-ed cites the PPI report that identified the failures of return-free filing (RFF).
→ NJ
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