Roaring Twenties or Digital Depression? III. Q&A With Prof. Scott Stern of MIT Sloan School of Management
As a companion to our earlier report Roaring Twenties or Digital Depression? Unintended Consequences of Antitrust Activism on the U.S. Small Business Economy, we conducted an email question-and-answer session with Prof. Scott...
Read MoreNightmare on Main Street: The Effects of ‘Populist Antitrust’ on America’s Small Businesses
Since the election of President Biden, a broader, even radical, view of private markets competition commonly called “Populist Antitrust” (also “Hipster Antitrust” or the “New Brandeis movement”), which seeks to overhaul U.S....
Read MoreRoaring Twenties or Digital Depression? II. Q&A With Prof. David Audretsch of Indiana University
As a companion to our earlier report Roaring Twenties or Digital Depression? Unintended Consequences of Antitrust Activism on the U.S. Small Business Economy, we conducted an email question-and-answer session with Prof. David...
Read MoreDiners, Drive-Ins, and Data Dives: Data Sharing Between Delivery Platforms and Restaurants
Popular third-party food delivery platforms such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub have been “lifelines” for restaurants during the hardest parts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as in-person dining was restricted and people...
Read MoreRoaring Twenties or Digital Depression? Unintended Consequences of Antitrust Activism on the U.S. Small Business Economy
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation for businesses both large and small. This was especially true of the millions of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that make up America’s “Main Street economy.”...
Read MoreMisfire: How the Digital Markets Act Will Unwittingly Hurt European Small Businesses
As the European Commission is considering the Digital Markets Act (DMA) Catalyst Research convened a panel of experts with deep understandings of the European economy, small businesses, technology and innovation, and public...
Read MoreEnhancing Payroll Protection: Sustainable Financial Wellbeing
While the short-term effects of the pandemic are receding, small businesses will continue to experience the aftershocks of a recession for some time. This memo calls attention to a segment of the...
Read MoreAchieving the PPP Mission: A Final Prescription and Beyond to Support All of America’s Small Businesses
If PPP closes on May 31st as scheduled, or likely even sooner as funds are running low, these small business owners risk being permanently left on the sidelines without the assistance they...
Read MoreKey Concepts To Know About Data Flow
We define a set of what are becoming common terms in discussions of the data-driven world that frequently intersect the world of lawmakers and other policy stakeholders.
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