Research Archive
Tech Research:
- “Net Neutrality, Investment, and Jobs: Assessing the Potential Impact on the Broadband Ecosystem” – by Charles M. Davidson and Bret T. Swanson, Advanced Communications Law and Policy Institute, New York Law School, June 16, 2010
- “Bandwidth Boom: Measuring U.S. Communications Capacity from 2000 to 2008″ – by Bret Swanson, Entropy Economics, June 24, 2009 (Executive Summary)
Tech Notes:
- “What Would Net Neutrality Mean for U.S. Jobs?” – by Bret Swanson – February 5, 2010
- “Two-Year Study Finds Fast Changing Web Architectures” – by Bret Swanson – October 20, 2009
- “Leviathan Spam” – by Bret Swanson – A whimsical take on “Net Neutrality” – September 23, 2009
- “Net Stimulus: Broadband Bridges . . . But To Where?” – by Bret Swanson, Entropy Economics, March 31, 2009
- “Rapid Internet Traffic Growth Continues in U.S. and Around Globe” – by Bret Swanson, Entropy Economics, March 5, 2009
Testimony and Comments:
- “Reply Comments in the FCC Matter of ‘Preserving the Open Internet’” – by Bret Swanson – April 26, 2010
- “Net Neutrality’s Impact on Internet Innovation” – prepared for the New York City Council – by Bret Swanson – November 20, 2009
Communications:
- “The Regulatory Threat to Web Video” – by Bret Swanson – Forbes.com – May 17, 2010
- “How to Manage Internet Abundance” – by Bret Swanson – CircleID – February 11, 2010
- “What Would Net Neutrality Mean for U.S. Jobs?” – by Bret Swanson – February 5, 2010
- “Two-Year Study Finds Fast Changing Web Architectures” – by Bret Swanson – October 20, 2009
- “Google and the Problem With ‘Net Neutrality’” – by Bret Swanson, The Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2009
- “Leviathan Spam” – by Bret Swanson – A whimsical take on “Net Neutrality” – September 23, 2009
- “Can Microsoft Grasp the Internet Cloud?” – by Bret Swanson, Forbes.com, August 1, 2009
- “Bandwidth Boom: Measuring U.S. Communications Capacity from 2000 to 2008″ – by Bret Swanson, Entropy Economics, June 24, 2009 (Executive Summary)
- “What the Exacloud Means for Tech Investors” – by Bret Swanson, presentation to the Applied Finance Group Research Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 11, 2009
- “Into the Exacloud: A New Paradigm for Web Cinema, Video Games, and Virtual Worlds” – by Bret Swanson, Closing Keynote Address, Fiber-to-the-Home Council Asia-Pacific Conference ‘09, Melbourne, Australia, May 20, 209
- “Net Stimulus: Broadband Bridges . . . But To Where?” – by Bret Swanson, Entropy Economics, March 31, 2009
- “Rapid Internet Traffic Growth Continues in U.S. and Around Globe” – by Bret Swanson, Entropy Economics, March 5, 2009
- “The Impact of the Exaflood” – by Bret Swanson, presentation (watch video) at “Talk the Future 2008″ conference in Vienna, Austria, September 5, 2008
- “The Need for Speed” – by Bret Swanson, The Progress & Freedom Foundation, April 22, 2008
- “Unleashing the ‘Exaflood’” – by Bret Swanson and George Gilder, The Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2008
- “Estimating the Exaflood – The Impact of Video and Rich Media on the Internet – A ‘zettabyte’ by 2015?” – by Bret Swanson and George Gilder, Discovery Institute, January 29, 2008
- “The Coming Exaflood” – by Bret Swanson, The Wall Street Journal, January 20, 2007
- “Let There Be Bandwidth” – by Bret Swanson, The Wall Street Journal, March 7, 2006
- “Unleash Broadband” – by George Gilder and Bret Swanson, The Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2002
- “For Cisco, It’s Change or Perish” – by Bret Swanson, The Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2001
Innovation:
- “Entrepreneurial Innovation and the Internet” – by Bret Swanson, RealClearMarkets, March 12, 2010
- “The Web’s Regulatory Racket” – by Bret Swanson, Forbes.com, September 17, 2009
- “Can Microsoft Grasp the Internet Cloud?” – by Bret Swanson, Forbes.com, August 1, 2009
- “How Techno-Creativity Will Save Us” – by Bret Swanson, Forbes.com, December 12, 2008
- “Obama Ran a Capitalist Campaign” – by Bret Swanson, The Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2008. WTOP radio interview discussion on the topic also available here. Another radio interview conducted with 1360 WMNY on The American Entrepreneur talk show, available here.
- “The Tech Comeback Is Real” – by Bret Swanson, The Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2003
- “Google: Our Savior?” – by Bret Swanson, The Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2003
Global Economy:
- “Meltdown, Rebound, and Beyond” – by Bret Swanson, presentation to CFA Society of Indianapolis, April 21, 2009
- “Not So Flat After All” – by Bret Swanson, Forbes.com, September 29, 2008
- “Breaking Metcalfe’s Law” – by Bret Swanson, The Progress & Freedom Foundation, January 14, 2008
- “The Big Boom” – by Bret Swanson, September 13, 2007
Monetary Policy:
- “Geithner Is Exactly Wrong on China Trade” – by Bret Swanson, The Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2009
- “An End to Currency Manipulation” – by Bret Swanson, Far Eastern Economic Review, March 26, 2008
- “Dereliction of the Dollar” – by Bret Swanson, The Progress & Freedom Foundation, March 17, 2008
- “The Elephant in the Barrel” – by Bret Swanson, The Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2006
- “Money and the Middle Kingdom” – by Bret Swanson, Gilder Technology Report, September 24, 2003
China:
- “The Internet is U.S/China’s new Dollar/Yuan” – by Bret Swanson, RealClearMarkets, July 14, 2010
- “China Won’t Repeat Protectionist Path in Digital Realm” – by Bret Swanson, CircleID, April 13, 2010
- “Geithner Is Exactly Wrong on China Trade” – by Bret Swanson, The Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2009. See related radio interview on Minneapolis am1500, aired February 5, 2009
- “Entrepreneurship and Innovation in China – 1978-2008 – Three Decades of Decentralized Economic Growth” – by Bret Swanson, The Progress & Freedom Foundation, September 3, 2008
- “An End to Currency Manipulation” – by Bret Swanson, Far Eastern Economic Review, March 26, 2008
- “Breaking Metcalfe’s Law” – by Bret Swanson, The Progress & Freedom Foundation, January 14, 2008
- “What’s behind the Chinese Boom?” – by Bret Swanson, Gilder Technology Report, March 26, 2004
- “Money and the Middle Kingdom” – by Bret Swanson, Gilder Technology Report, September 24, 2003
Energy:
- “The Elephant in the Barrel” – by Bret Swanson, The Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2006


