Reports
The Unintended Consequences of Internet Regulation
April 12, 2023Over the last few years, there has been an increasing drumbeat for greater internet regulation. But even the most well-intended policy approaches may have completely unexpected negative consequence...
Tools To Compete: Lower Costs, More Resources, and the Symbiosis of the Tech Ecosystem
January 25, 2023New research from the CCIA Research Center and Engine shows that startups leverage dozens of technology services and tools like AWS, GitHub, Google Suite, Zoom, and Slack to build and run their com...
Competitive Dynamics of Online and Brick-and-Mortar Retail Prices
August 15, 2022Prices charged by brick-and-mortar retail channels tend to correspond closely to those charged online – good news for consumers, who benefit from a competitive retail landscape through lower pric...
Fireside Chat with Hal Varian on Antitrust Bills
May 24, 2022A recent fireside chat with Google’s Chief Economist Hal Varian featured discussion on the flawed reasoning behind proposed tech regulations in antitrust bills like S. 2992, H.R. 3825, and H.R. 3...
Radical Proposals to Overhaul Antitrust Laws Would Cost Public Sector Workers in Pension Benefits
May 20, 2022Radical proposals to overhaul antitrust law, such as pending bills S. 2992 and H.R. 3816, would cost 27.9 million teachers, fire fighters, and nurses almost $4,000 per person in lost retirement b...
The Economic Costs of Regulation of Online Platforms and Marketplaces
March 22, 2022Online platforms and marketplaces are services that bring consumers and producers together via the internet by providing consumers direct and instantaneous access to an extensive array of global go...
Beyond Personal Data: The Cost of Data Flow Restrictions to EU Companies
February 17, 2022This report provides new evidence on how EU businesses transfer data across borders and the likely effects of restrictions to such data flows on EU businesses’ operations.
Consumer Preferences Embrace a Mix of Physical and Digital
January 31, 2022New survey research by Deloitte on small and medium-sized businesses and consumers finds that competition in retail is benefiting consumers with more choice, competitive pricing and constant innova...
Retail Today
January 31, 2022New survey research by Deloitte on small and medium-sized businesses and consumers finds that competition in retail is benefiting consumers with more choice, competitive pricing and constant innova...
Irreplaceable Acquisitions: Proposed Platform Legislation and Venture Capital
November 8, 2021An economic analysis of the merger and acquisition restrictions in House and Senate legislation finds the provisions would have blocked a significant source of spending on tech startups and resulte...
Value Gap or Growth? How Digital Music Boosts Music Industry Growth
December 17, 2019Today, consumers have access to a greater choice of lawful music services than ever before and can listen to music anywhere, anytime, on a broad range of devices. With these increased choices has c...
