Austan Goolsbee
Colleges / Universities: University of Chicago
Although “the Internet” seems ethereal, it is in fact a network of networks that connects billions of users around the world. The capabilities of the Internet are dependent on the reach of those networks. Many governments worldwide are considering how to effectively and efficiently make robust networks available to their citizens to enable them to access the Internet.
Colleges / Universities: University of Chicago
Colleges / Universities: University of Chicago
Colleges / Universities: Stanford University
Colleges / Universities: Stanford University
Bloom, N. (2022, September 6). Time. https://time.com/charter/6211250/hybrid-work-nicholas-bloom/“But the biggest challenge—and maybe the one unexpected bit—is how much employees have got comfortable with choice of days in the office and like to flip that around each week, for whatever reason, childcare reasons, work, personal reasons, etc. ”
William Eberle Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Stanford University
Bloom, N. (2022, September 4). CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-return-office-wfh-fall-pandemic-1.6570575“Canada has, like the U.S., a highly developed economy with a high number of professional jobs that can [be] done remotely, a highly educated workforce and many people living a long commute from work.”
William Eberle Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Stanford University
Goldman, E. (2022, August 30). CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/30/california-passes-bill-aimed-at-making-the-internet-safer-for-kids.html“The bill's [California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273)] requirements that platforms seek to assess users’ ages to offer them appropriate content, while well intentioned, could be overly intrusive and undermine efforts to provide these users more privacy.”
Co-Director, Santa Clara High Tech Law Institute
Professor of Law
School of Law
Santa Clara University
Bloom, N. (2022, August 29). Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/workers-face-pressure-top-companies-push-post-labor-day-return-office-1737064“Longer-run WFH will grow as the technology supporting this continues to improve, with innovations around virtual reality, holograms, video and sound, and cloud.”
William Eberle Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Stanford University
Goldman, E. (2022, August 18). Capitol Weekly. https://capitolweekly.net/the-plan-to-blow-up-the-internet-ostensibly-to-protect-kids-online/“The AADC requires businesses to adopt protective practices for children. On the surface, this sounds pretty good. However, to achieve this outcome, businesses must know which users are kids. This would require businesses to authenticate all of their users’ ages — and that is bad news for everyone.”
Co-Director, Santa Clara High Tech Law Institute
Professor of Law
School of Law
Santa Clara University