Japan identifies ‘top-level sales’ through overseas visits by political leaders as an important policy tool to help Japanese firms win more infrastructure contracts. However, overseas visits can be controversial, not least because of their cost. This column examines the net benefit of overseas visits by Japanese political leaders. The probability of contracts being awarded to […]

What would Meta and Google owe US publishers under a fair payment for the use of their content? The authors of this blog estimate that the tech platforms should be paying a total of between $11.9 and $13.9 billion annually. In the face of a barrage of mis/disinformation online, plummeting trust in media and government, […]