The Google Antitrust Case, Where DC Builds Housing, and More

September 20, 2023

The ongoing U.S. v. Google case promises to be America’s most significant technology antitrust trial in decades. John Villasenor breaks down what the U.S. Department of Justice and 38 state and territory attorneys general allege that Google has done to violate the law and curb competition.

In 2016, Washington, D.C. adopted a zoning code which reallocated land in some non-residential areas for high-density housing, but largely preserved zones that only allow single-family homes. Leah Brooks and Jenny Schuetz investigate how this impacted housing growth in the nation’s capital.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes an array of climate provisions, including tax credits and expenditures to support clean technologies as well as direct incentives to reduce carbon emissions. Michael D. Bauer, Eric A. Offner, and Glenn D. Rudebusch look at how the financial sector is responding to the IRA and explain what those responses reveal about the legislation’s effectiveness.

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