PRESS CONTACT:
Steven Chlapecka—schlapecka@ppionline.org, T: 202.525.3931
Teleconference to take place in Advance of Release of Mandel’s Newest Policy Memo:
Reviving Jobs and Innovation: The Role of Countercyclical Regulatory Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 11 a.m. EST, join the Progressive Policy Institute and economist Michael Mandel, former BusinessWeek chief economist and founder of Visible Economy LLC, to discuss a regulatory agenda for the new Congress. Mandel will outline findings from his upcoming policy memo and suggest a bipartisan approach to jumpstarting jobs and economic growth through countercyclical regulatory policy.
WHO:
Dr. Michael Mandel, Senior Fellow, Progressive Policy Institute; Founder, Visible Economy LLC; Senior Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School’s Mack Center for Technological Innovation.
WHEN:
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. EST
Media wishing to participate should RSVP to Steven Chlapecka at 202.525.3931 or schlapecka@ppionline.org.


[...] Dr. Michael Mandel of the Progressive Policy Institute and Chief Economist Visible Economy LLC, drove home a vivid point about the direction that broadband policymakers should take when it comes to regulation, after reminding attendees that the communications sector is a main driver of economic growth. “It’s simple. Do you want to see investment increase or decrease by as much as 20%?” [...]