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Did Big Tech Save the World From an Even Bigger Economic Meltdown?

Bhaskar Chakravorti evaluates if the nations with better digital readiness experienced greater economic resilience during the COVID-19 meltdown, via his Foreign Policy column.

In the News

Baystate Business: Vaccines and Guidance

July 29, 2021

Bhaskar Chakravorti is interviewed on Bloomberg Baystate Business about which parts of the United States are most vulnerable to misinformation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.

Biden’s ‘Antitrust Revolution’ Overlooks AI—at Americans’ Peril

July 27, 2021

Bhaskar Chakavorti writes this opinion piece in WIRED about why the Biden administration needs to address the artificial intelligence revolution.

Work-From-Anywhere Perks Give Silicon Valley a New Edge in Talent War

July 27, 2021

Bhaskar Chakravorti is quoted in The Wall Street Journal about Big Tech’s talent recruitment advantages with the increase in “work from anywhere” policies.

Start-ups will suffer from antitrust bills meant to target Big Tech, VCs charge

July 24, 2021

Bhaskar Chakravorti comments on U.S. government antitrust legislation to restrict mergers and acquisitions by dominant Big Tech platforms and the potential impact on smaller start-ups in CNBC.

Institute for Business in the Global Context Launches New “Digital Planet” Research

July 23, 2021

Turning America’s Digital Divide into Digital Dividends: Policy Recommendations for the Biden Administration.

How to Close the Digital Divide in the U.S.

July 20, 2021

Bhaskar Chakravorti shares key findings from new research from Digital Planet, which analyzes digital inequalities across the 50 U.S. states, in Harvard Business Review.