The purpose of this report is to examine the evidence available on the degree to which demand-side programs intended to stimulate broadband adoption have been demonstrated to fulfill their purpose. Our focus is on quantitative evaluations that seek to measure the causal impact of a program or...

In recent years a great deal of attention has been paid to patent reform. This debate is exemplified by recent popular publications (Jaffe and Lerner, 2004; Bessen and Meurer, 2008), as well as publicized patent litigation such as the NTP v. Research-in-Motion patent litigation (the Blackberry...

The adoption of e-business at the microeconomic level of retail, wholesale, and labor market transactions has an enormous impact on the performance of firms and the economic welfare of consumers and workers. This article reviews, in broad outlines, the economics of e-business, focusing on...