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Conference Report – The Rise of the Data-Driven Economy: Implications for Growth and Policy

On October 10-12, 2012, the Progressive Policy Institute joined forces with John Cabot University in Rome to highlight the transformative potential of rise of data-driven…

Beyond Goods and Services: The (Unmeasured) Rise of the Data-Driven Economy

INTRODUCTION We live in a world where ‘data-driven economic activities’—the production, distribution and use of digital information of all types—are the leading edge of economic…

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The Google Way: How Washington Can Regulate Without Killing Growth

In the Atlantic, Michael Mandel explains how the Federal Trade Commission’s looming antitrust settlement with the search giant shows that regulators can do their job without…

PPI Unveils New Study, Rome Conference on “The Data-Driven Economy”

NEWS RELEASE  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Steven Chlapecka – schlapecka@ppionline.org, T: 202.525.3931 WASHINGTON—Government statistics don’t show it, but the production and consumption of data is…

Mandel Explains Communications Boom to Bloomberg

PPI Chief Economic Strategist Michael Mandel explains to Bloomberg why the recent surge in technology industry hiring is only the beginning of a communications-led economic…

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Tech Investment Still Rising, Despite WSJ Story

This morning the WSJ ran a story entitled “Investment Falls Off a Cliff: U.S. Companies Cut Spending Plans Amid Fiscal and Economic Uncertainty.” The story argued that:…

AT&T’s Investment Challenge to Corporate America

The economy is improving, but the U.S. is still struggling with an investment drought. Capital spending by business is 26% below the long-term trend, and…

The Astonishing Obama Tech Boom

Going into the next two debates, Barack Obama would certainly like a bit more of Bill Clinton’s mojo. After all, Clinton both won a second…

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