Wayne Brough
Resident Senior Fellow, Technology and Innovation
About Wayne
Wayne Brough is a resident senior fellow on R Street’s Technology and Innovation team. He focuses his research in antitrust and competition policy, intellectual property, and patent law.
Prior to R Street, Wayne was the president of the Innovation Defense Foundation, a free-market think tank focusing on technology policy that he co-founded. Additionally, Wayne was the chief economist and vice president for research for FreedomWorks, where he oversaw research on a broad portfolio of issues, promoting market-based solutions to public policy questions.
Wayne received his PhD in economics from George Mason University, with a focus in industrial organization and public choice.
Wayne lives with his wife Barbara and dog Bilbo in Arlington, Virginia.
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A Broken Patent System and High Drug Prices
R Street explores how economic factors and patent policy interact to shape competition between brand-name and generic drug manufacturers. We analyze the public policy landscape, regulatory agencies, proposed reforms, and how the broken system can be fixed.
