Michael Kotrous
- PhD Student, University of Georgia
Michael Kotrous is a PhD student in John Munro Godfrey, Sr. Department of Economics at the University of Georgia. His research interests include regulatory processes, technological innovation, and entrepreneurship, and his writings have appeared in USA Today and U.S. News & World Report.
He was formerly a program manager at Mercatus, managing research projects that focused on regulatory processes, technological innovation, and entrepreneurship. Michael earned his B.A. in Economics and Journalism–Advertising at Creighton University in 2015 and M.A. in Economics at the University of Georgia in 2023.
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Iowa Can Address Its Digital Divide with Broadband Vouchers
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Modernize High-Cost Support With Rural Broadband Vouchers
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Narrowing the Rural Digital Divide with Consumer Vouchers
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Will lockdowns really kill more people than COVID-19 itself?
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why Economists Measure Human Lives in Dollars
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Refine the FAA’s Remote ID Rules to Ensure Aviation Safety and Public Confidence
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Clipped Wings: How Excessive Red Tape Holds Back the Drone Industry
The US must take a more permissionless approach to be on the frontier of drone technology
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Iowa Can Address Its Digital Divide with Broadband Vouchers
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Modernize High-Cost Support With Rural Broadband Vouchers
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Narrowing the Rural Digital Divide with Consumer Vouchers
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Will lockdowns really kill more people than COVID-19 itself?
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why Economists Measure Human Lives in Dollars
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Refine the FAA’s Remote ID Rules to Ensure Aviation Safety and Public Confidence
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Clipped Wings: How Excessive Red Tape Holds Back the Drone Industry
The US must take a more permissionless approach to be on the frontier of drone technology
Latest Work
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Narrowing the Rural Digital Divide with Consumer Vouchers
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Quantifying Regulation in US States
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Airplane Speeds Have Stagnated for 40 Years
Latest Work
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Refine the FAA’s Remote ID Rules to Ensure Aviation Safety and Public Confidence
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Public Interest Comments Public Interest Comments
Lifting Barriers to Entrepreneurship
A "Permissionless Innovation" Approach to Competition and Consumer Protection Policies
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Iowa Can Address Its Digital Divide with Broadband Vouchers
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Modernize High-Cost Support With Rural Broadband Vouchers
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Will lockdowns really kill more people than COVID-19 itself?
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why Economists Measure Human Lives in Dollars
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Clipped Wings: How Excessive Red Tape Holds Back the Drone Industry
The US must take a more permissionless approach to be on the frontier of drone technology
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Does the FTC Need a New Big Tech Task Force?
How to Give the Task Force the Best Chance of Succeeding
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Good and the Bad of FAA Reauthorization: Drone Policy
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
No Likes for Internet Regulation
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary