Josh Whitford
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Volden studies legislative politics and the interaction among political institutions, including within American federalism. His current projects include studies of innovation and policy diffusion across states and localities, and an analysis of the legislative effectiveness of individual members of Congress. He is Co-director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking.
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Shows that the traditional justification for industrial policy – the identification of an identifiable market failure – is incomplete. Shows how "network failures" – which are often a more pressing problem insofar as the goal is to foment innovation – can be identified and remedied.