The Project on Industrial Policy and Economic Security seeks to advance the study of the law, history, and political economy of industrial policy and economic security. Scholars and policymakers in the neoliberal era focused on trade liberalization, objected to domestic industrial spending in favor of market-allocations, and largely ignored the status of state capacity for advancing IPES policies.
With concerns about fragile supply chains during COVID, the rise of China, and the war in Ukraine, Administrations and leaders in both political parties have supported industrial policy and economic security initiatives. These include President Trump's use of trade sanctions and the DPA for COVID materials and President Biden's use of export controls and legislation to secure and spur domestic semiconductor production. The Project on IPES aims to facilitate study on IPES legal and policy issues; build a network and pipeline of scholars and experts; and advance public policy and public narratives about IPES.
11/1/24
Joel Dodge provides recommendations for how to turn the Defense Production Act Committee into an effective coordinating and planning body to oversee the federal government’s use of one of its most significant industrial policy laws, and to expand agencies’ ability to deploy the DPA’s authorities.
9/29/24
Joel Dodge offers a pathway for public cloud infrastructure, illustrating how the executive branch can harness its authorities within the Defense Production Act to acquire semiconductors and other essential hardware inputs.
5/10/24
VPA compiles 40 recommendations for executive action to promote competition throughout the American economy.
2/21/24
As federal agencies take advantage of the latest technology to better serve the public, significant concentration in the AI sector means that government contracts risk further entrenching dominant firms—leading to less competition, innovation, and efficiency in procurement.
In a new paper, Ramsay Eyre offers policy solutions for promoting competition in federal AI procurement, and how to implement them.
Matthew Duss and Ganesh Sitaraman argue that the U.S. is on the brink of a new paradigm in foreign policy in an oped for Foreign Policy.
Join our team of scholars, policy experts, and students working on cutting-edge issues in political economy and regulation.