Research

• Investor Tax Credits and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from U.S. States

  Filippo Mezzanotti et al.
  
  New research on the effects of angel investor tax credits on entrepreneurial activity, raising concerns about using investor subsidies to promote entrepreneurship. Read More →

• Patenting Inventions or Inventing Patents? Strategic Use of Continuations at the USPTO

  Cesare Righi and Timothy Simcoe
  
  New research analyzing the effect of standard essential patents (SEPs) on patent continuations, showing opportunistic behavior in the filing of continuations after the disclosure of SEPs. Read More →

• Perpetuating Inequality: What Salary History Bans Reveal About Wages

  James Bessen, Erich Denk, and Chen Meng
  
  New research shows the positive effects of laws prohibiting employers from asking about job applicants' prior salaries in reducing pay gaps for women and minorities. Read More →

• Firm-Level Automation: Evidence from the Netherlands

  James Bessen, Maarten Goos, Anna Salomons, and Wiljan van den Berge
  
  New research on evidence of effects of automation on firms and workers in the Netherlands. Read More →

• GDPR and the Importance of Data to AI Startups

  James Bessen, Stephen Michael Impink, Lydia Reichensperger, and Robert Seamans
  
  New research on the impact of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regime (“GDPR”) and data regulation on AI startups using unique survey data of commercial AI startups. Read More →

Commentary

• Stop Asking Job Candidates for Their Salary History

  James Bessen, Erich Denk, and James Kossuth, in Harvard Business Review on why employers should stop asking applicants about their salary histories, even without a formal salary history ban.