The fundamental debate in the United States about semiconductor policy centers on a trade-off between economic efficiency and national security: whether the U.S. should use industrial policy and export controls to promote national security interests, or rely on pure market mechanisms for economic efficiency, with the CHIPS Act representing a shift toward the national security approach.
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Karis TemplemanEvidence Quote
“there's a fundamental trade-off in U.S policy right now between economic efficiency and National Security concerns uh and the United States has taken a more proactive approach in recent years towards uh the use of industrial policy and Export controls uh to uh promote National Security interests um and there's a debate a lively debate in the United States over whether that's the right thing to do”
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