Michael Kotrous
- PhD Student, University of Georgia
Michael Kotrous is a PhD student in economics at the University of Georgia. His research interests include regulatory processes, technological innovation, and entrepreneurship. Michael earned a BA in economics and journalism from Creighton University.
He was formerly a program manager at Mercatus, managing research projects that focusd on regulatory processes, technological innovation, and entrepreneurship. His writings have appeared in USA Today and U.S. News & World Report. Michael earned his B.A. in Economics and Journalism–Advertising at Creighton University in 2015.
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