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TechREG® Chronicle – Tech Industrial Policy

TechREG Chronicle® March 2026

Dear Readers,   This Chronicle brings together contributions that explore the evolving relationship between industrial policy, competition, regulation & technological change from complementary angles. To open this edition, we present a summary of a CPI Talks interview with Michael Mandel (Progressive Policy Institute), who argues that tech industrial policy should...

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In this issue

CPI TALKS… with Dr. Michael Mandel
Michael Mandel
Mar 30, 2026
Aligning Innovation and Better Regulation in Europe: A Science For Policy Perspective
MIchela Nardo, Daria Ciriaci, Michal Miedzinski, Julia Ansion, Marlene Wolfering, Mikel Landabaso
Mar 30, 2026
U.S. & UK Tech Policy and Economic Growth
Timothy Cowen
Mar 30, 2026
Industrial Policy in Motion: Lessons From A Century of Shipbuilding
Panle Jia Barwick, Myrto Kalouptsidi, Nahim Bin Zahur
Mar 30, 2026
U.S. Industrial Policy Needs to Focus on Market Formation
Alex Kizer, Katelyn O’Dell Dean
Mar 30, 2026

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