Trelysa Long

Pakistan's frequent Internet shutdowns, justified by the government as measures to address political unrest, have significantly harmed the nation's economy, with estimated losses ranging from $892 million to $1.6 billion in 2024. To preserve economic activity and social value, policymakers should explore alternative approaches to addressing security concerns without restricting Internet access.

The growth of business R&D spending from 2018 to 2022 was quite uneven, with nonmanufacturing industries’ growth rate far exceeding that of manufacturing industries. For the United States to successfully compete with China, most industries need to be strong in innovation, which requires robust R&D increases. Congress must pass pro-innovation tax reforms.

A recent study found that the number of H-1B visa holders is highly correlated with the number of issued patents in a state.

With the CHIPS and Science Act, Congress intended to concentrate resources in a select few places to help them become self-sustaining, globally competitive advanced-technology regions. Unfortunately, four separate agencies established regional tech hub programs, disbursing awards across 48 states. Going forward, Congress needs to decide on one approach or the other.

It is time for Congress to restore the immediate expensing of R&D expenditures by passing the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024.

President-elect Trump believes the era of U.S.-led globalization has been harmful to America. One way he intends to change course is by imposing tariffs on nations that take advantage of U.S. goodwill and leadership. At greatest risk will be nations with low military budgets, high trade balances, policy barriers to reciprocal trade, and soft positions on China.

From 2010 to 2023, the proportion of doctorate degrees awarded to temporary visa holder doctorate recipients in the S&E fields rose 4 percentage points.

Neo-Brandeisians aim to reinvigorate the Robinson-Patman Act to protect small businesses. But the act doesn’t address any anticompetitive conduct that isn’t already covered by the Sherman Act, and enforcing it will only harm consumers and limit growth. Rather than repeat history’s mistakes, the next Congress should repeal the act once and for all.

The United States has faced an unprecedented slowdown in labor productivity in the last two decades. Policymakers must incentivize businesses to adopt and invest in the development of critical and emerging technologies.

Policymakers should reject neo-Brandeisian efforts to radically change U.S. antitrust laws under the false pretense that competition has declined in recent decades.

Compustat data has three major limitations, which makes citing studies that use these datasets as evidence of rising concentration (or declining competition) problematic. Policymakers should focus on studies that use the official and much more comprehensive data from the Economic Census.

A Democratic staff report from the House Small Business Committee claims that small businesses are better for the economy and large firms are harming it. But most of the report’s assertions stem from flawed research, and its policy recommendations would be detrimental.