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Bowman Heiden is executive director at the Tusher Strategic Initiative for Technology Leadership at the University of California at Berkeley and co-director of the Center for Intellectual Property.

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Big Tech but Bigger Ideas

Bowman Heiden November 30, 2020

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As an academic working at the intersection of economics, law, and innovation, I was excited to see Nicolas Petit apply an interdisciplinary approach to investigate big tech in the digital economy. Working across law, business, and engineering has taught me the importance of bringing together different theoretical perspectives and mindsets to address complex issues. [RL1] Below is a short discussion of a few interdisciplinary areas where Petit helps us to bridge the theoretical gap so as to unveil the complexity and provide new insights for policymakers.

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